TABLE 3.

Mediation results using emotion dysregulation (DERS‐16) as independent variable, impulsivity (TRIS) and compulsivity (OCI‐R) as mediator variables, and the five outcome domains: exercise dependence (EDS), alcohol use (AUDIT), binge eating (EDE‐Q), self‐starvation (SS), and food addiction (YFAS)

Outcome	b 1	b 2	ab 1 (CI)	ab 2 (CI)	c	c’
variable	Impulsivity → outcome	Compulsivity → outcome	via Impulsivity	via Compulsivity
EDS	–0.075	0.204 ***	–.031 (–0.079 to 0.011)	0.113 (0.045–0.185)	0.135 **	0.053
AUDIT	0.185 ***	0.073	0.077 (0.036–0.125)	0.041 (–0.033 to 0.130)	0.241 ***	0.124 *
EDE‐Q binge eating	0.114 *	0.158 **	0.047 (0.011–0.089)	0.088 (0.023–0.159)	0.307 ***	0.172 **
SS	–0.018	0.256 ***	–0.008 (–0.054 to 0.033)	0.142 (0.079–0.217)	0.417 ***	0.283 ***
YFAS	0.109 *	0.149 ***	0.045 (0.002–0.094)	0.083 (0.020–0.159)	0.392 ***	0.264 ***

EDS = Exercise Dependence Scale; AUDIT = Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test; EDE‐Q = Eating Disorders Examination Questionnaire; SS = Self‐Starvation Scale; YFAS = Yale Food Addiction Scale.

Note: Significant direct (also marked with ^*) and indirect paths (CI not including ±0) are in bold.

^* p < .05.

^** p < .01.

^*** p < .001.