Self-esteem, body-esteem, emotional intelligence, and social anxiety in a college sample: the moderating role of weight

To examine the relationships between self-esteem, body-esteem, emotional intelligence, and social anxiety, as well as to examine the moderating role of weight between exogenous variables and social anxiety, 520 university students completed the self-report measures. Structural equation modeling reve...

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Main Authors: Abdollahi, Abbas, Abu Talib, Mansor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43065/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/43065/1/Self-esteem%2C%20body-esteem%2C%20emotional%20intelligence%2C%20and%20social%20anxiety%20in%20a%20college%20sample%20the%20moderating%20role%20of%20weight.pdf
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Summary:To examine the relationships between self-esteem, body-esteem, emotional intelligence, and social anxiety, as well as to examine the moderating role of weight between exogenous variables and social anxiety, 520 university students completed the self-report measures. Structural equation modeling revealed that individuals with low self-esteem, body-esteem, and emotional intelligence were more likely to report social anxiety. The findings indicated that obese and overweight individuals with low body-esteem, emotional intelligence, and self-esteem had higher social anxiety than others. Our results highlight the roles of body-esteem, self-esteem, and emotional intelligence as influencing factors for reducing social anxiety.