The effect of diet and mindful eating on emotional intelligence: a cross-cultural study

Abstract

This research investigates the effect of diet and mindful eating on emotional intelligence. Our first hypothesis states that vegetarian and non.vegetarian diets can influence emotional intelligence differently. The second hypothesis states that mindful eating affects emotional intelligence. Our sample consisted of 90 participants divided into three groups depending on their country of origin — Moroccan, Indian and Iraqi. The results demonstrated that the influence of diet on emotional intelligence was not statistically significant. We found a positive correlation between mindful eating and emotional intelligence in all the groups.