ORTHOREXIA IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND DETERMINING RELATIONSHIP WITH HEALTHY LIFE STYLE BEHAVIORS
ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE ORTOREKSİYA GÖRÜLME DURUMU VE SAĞLIKLI YAŞAM BİÇİMİ DAVRANIŞLARI İLE İLİŞKİSİ

Author : Meryem Elif ÖZTÜRK -- Nurcan YABANCI AYHAN
Number of pages : 455-465

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to investigate the presence of orthorexia nervosa in university students and relationship with the Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale ( HLBS-II). The study was carried out on 183 female students in the Faculty of Health Sciences of Ankara University. ORTO-11 scale and HLBS-II were applied to the students through questionnaires and some anthropometric measurements of the students were taken. As a result of the study, as the orthorexic tendency of the students increased, there was a significant decrease in total score of healthy lifestyle behavior and in the personal development, health responsibility, exercise, nutrition, interpersonal support, stress management subscale scores (p<0.05). However, there was no significant relationship between ORTO-11 scores and age and Body Mass Index (BMI) values. Orthorexia nervosa which considered as an eating disorder negatively affects all kinds of healthy lifestyle behaviors.

Keywords

Ortoreksiya Nervosa, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale University Students,

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