Eating Attitudes and Related Factors in Turkish Nursing Students
Sevim Celik, Bayram Ali Ugur, Fethi Ahmet Aykurt, Muammer Bektas
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Sevim Celik, Bayram Ali Ugur, Fethi Ahmet Aykurt, Muammer Bektas | Yıl: 2015 | Dergi/Kurum: NURSING AND MIDWIFERY STUDIES | İndeks: WOS.ESCI | Anahtar Kelimeler: Attitude, Body Image, Depression, Eating, Family, Nursing, Student, Self Esteem — Özet: Background: Changing eat
Background: Changing eating behaviors might trigger obesity, deficiency, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and reactive eating disorders.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine eating attitudes of nursing students in the western Black-Sea region of Turkey as well as to examine the effects of demographic features, self-esteem, body image, income level, and family structure on their eating attitudes.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 310 nursing students between January and February 2014. Data were collected using the personal information form, Eating Attitudes Test (EAT), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), Beck Depression Scale (BDS), Body-Cathexis Scale (BCS), and Body Mass Index (BMI). Data were evaluated by descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Pearson correlation analysis.
Results: About 30.0% of Turkish nursing students had negative eating attitudes. There was a significant positive correlation between the BDS and EAT scores (P < 0.001). There was a significant negative correlation between RSES scores and EAT scores of nursing students (P < 0.001). A statistically significant difference was found between the father's occupation (P < 0.05) and mother's working condition (P < 0.05), and the students' eating attitudes.
Conclusions: Psychological status, self-esteem, economic level, and place of residence of nursing students may be the potential factors for eating disorders.