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The objective of this study was to attempt to determine the moderating role of self-esteem in the relationships between personality traits included in the Big Five model among Polish women and estimated risk of eating disorders.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study was conducted among 556 Polish women from Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship. The average age of the women under study was 34\u2009years. A diagnostic survey was used as the research method, and the empirical data were collected using the following research tools: The NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (SES), ORTO \u2013 15 <jats:italic>Questionnaire<\/jats:italic>, The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-13), and the authors\u2019 original questionnaire. A multivariate linear regression analysis was conducted to examine the influence of selected independent variables. The assumptions for the linear regression model were satisfied, as indicated by the Ramsey Regression Equation Specification Error Test, White\u2019s test, and the Jarque-Bera test.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Only the personality trait of neuroticism exhibits a statistically significant effect on the \u201cCognitive Restraint of Eating,\u201d \u201cUncontrolled Eating,\u201d and \u201cEmotional Eating\u201d scores (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). The moderation effect was demonstrated between self-esteem and the personality trait of conscientiousness on the \u201cCognitive Restraint of Eating\u201d scale score. There is a moderation effect between self-esteem and the personality trait of extraversion on the \u201cUncontrolled Eating\u201d subscale score. There is a moderation effect between self-esteem and the personality trait of conscientiousness on the \u201cUncontrolled Eating\u201d scale score.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Self-esteem was not a predictor of the occurrence of risk of eating disorders while playing a moderating role in the relationship between certain personality traits and estimated risk of eating disorders. A higher level of neuroticism was identified as an important predictor of higher results for orthorexia, Cognitive Restraint of Eating, Uncontrolled Eating, and Emotional Eating. It was also demonstrated that the orthorexia risk index decreased with increased extraversion and openness to experience. The results of this study suggest that eating behaviors and psychological factors should be included in psychological interventions in the treatment of eating disorders. The clinical goal can be considered to be an improvement in non-normative eating behaviors, such as a reduction in overeating episodes or eating less frequently in the absence of a hunger feeling. 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