PCOS is an endocrine disorder whose symptoms can affect body satisfaction, General Distress (GD), Quality of life (QoL). Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEI), affecting Body Image Concerns (BC) could decrease GD by improving QoL acting as a protective factor, for this reason the purpose of this study is verify association between TEI, BC, GD, QoL. 476 women, aged between 18 and 46 (M = 27.84, DS = 5.10), with PCOS filled a protocol with TEIQue, I-BICI, DASS-21, PCOS-QoL. SEM with latent variables was used to test a model with TEI as predictor, BC and GD as mediators, QoL as outcome. Acceptable fit indices was found: χ2 (48) = 234.04; p<.001, CFI = .95, RMSEA = .09 (90% CI = .08 – .10), SRMR=.04. Significant paths were found from TEI to BC (β = -.38; p< .001) and GD (β = -.62; p< .001), and from BC to GD (β = .29; p< .001) and QoL (β = -.49; p< .001), and from GD to Qol (β = -.31; p< .001). Indirect association was found from Trait EI to QoL by BC (β = .19; p< .001) and GD (β = .19; p< .001). This study may have clinical implications in planning interventions targeting the antecedents of BC and GD in order to improve the QoL.
The relationship between Trait EI, body image concerns, Distress and quality of life in women with PCOS
Nadia Barberis
;Danilo Calaresi;
2022-01-01
Abstract
PCOS is an endocrine disorder whose symptoms can affect body satisfaction, General Distress (GD), Quality of life (QoL). Trait Emotional Intelligence (TEI), affecting Body Image Concerns (BC) could decrease GD by improving QoL acting as a protective factor, for this reason the purpose of this study is verify association between TEI, BC, GD, QoL. 476 women, aged between 18 and 46 (M = 27.84, DS = 5.10), with PCOS filled a protocol with TEIQue, I-BICI, DASS-21, PCOS-QoL. SEM with latent variables was used to test a model with TEI as predictor, BC and GD as mediators, QoL as outcome. Acceptable fit indices was found: χ2 (48) = 234.04; p<.001, CFI = .95, RMSEA = .09 (90% CI = .08 – .10), SRMR=.04. Significant paths were found from TEI to BC (β = -.38; p< .001) and GD (β = -.62; p< .001), and from BC to GD (β = .29; p< .001) and QoL (β = -.49; p< .001), and from GD to Qol (β = -.31; p< .001). Indirect association was found from Trait EI to QoL by BC (β = .19; p< .001) and GD (β = .19; p< .001). This study may have clinical implications in planning interventions targeting the antecedents of BC and GD in order to improve the QoL.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
