Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH-HEIDELBERG, cilt.32, sa.3, ss.455-460, 2024 (ESCI)
AimThe present study aimed to investigate the relationship between mindful eating and orthorexia nervosa (ON) among adults and contribute to establishing ON diagnostic criteria.Subject and methodsIn the current cross-sectional study, 105 women and 92 men (aged 19-64 years) were enrolled whose scores on the Orthorexia Nervosa Questionnaire-15 (ORTO-15), the Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), and SCOFF scales indicated a prevalence of ON and eating disorder risk. In addition, the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) was applied to participants to determine mindful eating. Descriptive and inferential statistics were computed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.ResultsIn participants with ON, the scores of emotional eating and conscious eating scores, which are MEQ sub-factors, and the total score of MEQ are higher than those who do not have ON (p < 0.05). There was a negative correlation between MEQ and ORTO-15 scores (r = -0.269; p < 0.01). In addition, the one-point increase in the ORTO-15 scores of the participants led to 0.094 decrease in MEQ scores (B = -0.094; SE = 0.021; p < 0.001) and 0.175 decrease in EAT-26 scores (B = -0.175; SE = 0.033; p < 0.001).ConclusionsThe data obtained from our study show that mindful eating of individuals with ON is higher than those who do not have ON, and this is important in determining the diagnostic criteria of ON.