Fig. 3

Illustration of the results of the mediation analysis described in the text, which tested BAI and BDI-II total scores (the measures of anxiety and depression, respectively) as the potential mediators of the relationship between TAS-20 and EAT-26 total scores (the measures of alexithymia and disordered eating behaviors, respectively) by controlling for sociodemographic variables (included age, gender, marital status, degree level, and income) in BPD + FEDs group (n = 72). Note. P_M: Effect size (ratio of indirect to total effect)

^*p < 0.05; ^**p < 0.01; ^***p < 0.001.