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This study aims to shed more light on the less studied relationship with eating disorder (ED) symptoms.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 921 non-clinical subjects (69.9% females) were assessed for primary emotions traits (B-ANPS-GL), attachment insecurity (ECR-RD8), and eating disorder pathology (EDE-Q8). A theoretically derived model was evaluated by means of a path analysis with attachment anxiety as assumed mediator variable.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Global problematic eating behavior showed negative correlations with the positive emotions PLAY, CARE, and LUST (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = \u22120.10 to \u22120.24), positive correlations with the negative primary emotions ANGER, FEAR, and SADNESS (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.12\u20130.27), as well as with attachment anxiety (<jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic> = 0.22, all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.01). Path analyses revealed direct effects between eating behavior pathology with LUST (\u03b2 = \u22120.07 to \u22120.15) and FEAR (\u03b2 = 0.12\u20130.19; all <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.05). The association of SADNESS and Weight (\u03b2 = 0.05) and Shape Concern (\u03b2 = 0.06, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) was fully mediated by attachment anxiety. Overall, the path model explained 17% of the variance for attachment anxiety and 6% of the Restraint, 13% for Eating, 10% for Weight and 14% for Shape Concern Subscales.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The findings shed light on the multifactorial relationship between affective traits, attachment security, and eating disorder pathology. 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