Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Obsesif Kompulsif Yeme Davranışı Ölçeği ile Beslenme Durumu Arasındaki İlişkinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

This study was planned and conducted in order to determine the validity and reliability of Obsessive Compulsive Eating Scale (OCES) consisting of 14 questions and to evaluate the relationship between this scale and nutritional status.The study was carried out on 265 students (170 females, 95 males) who were educated at Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University and reported any current avoidance of a specific food or food group. First, the validity and reliability of the Obsessive Compulsive Eating Scale was set. For the validity of the scale, descriptive and confirmatory factor analyzes were administered and correlations between Eating Attitude Test-26 (EAT-26) and Yale Food Addiction Scale were examined. Second, general information, dietary habits, eating attitudes (EAT-26), food addiction, healthy eating fixation (ORTO-11), anthropometric measurements and physical activity levels of university students were evaluated. Individuals were evaluated according to whether they had obsessive-compulsive eating behavior (OCES ≥11) or not (OCES <11). The mean age of the individuals was 20,83 ± 1,96 years, the mean body mass index (BMI) was 22,19 ± 2,85 kg/m2, total OCES, thought suppression & control, striving & performance, imagination, symptom counts of food addiction, EAT -26 and ORTO-11 mean scores were 7,94 ± 6,53, 4,59 ± 4,02, 1,15 ± 1,62, 1,73 ± 1,57, 3,51 ± 1,33, 15,76 ± 9,34, 27,24 ± 4,43, respectively. 33,2% of the participants were found to have Obsessive Compulsive Eating Behavior (OCEB). According to the OCEB, while there was no significant difference between individuals' gender, age, education level, presence of health problem and consumption of meals (p> 0,05), statistically significant differences were found among the main skipping reasons for 'not being prepared' (p <0,05). There was no statistically significant difference between the physical activities and anthropometric measurements of the individuals according to OCEB (p> 0,05). Significant correlation was found between total OCES scores and the symptom count of food addiction, EAT-26 score and ORTO-11 scores (p <0,05). There was no correlation between waist circumference, waist / hip ratio and waist-to-height ratio, OCES score, symptom count of food addiction and ORTO-11 scores (p> 0,05); a weak negative correlation was found between waist circumference and waist / hip ratio and EAT-26 scores (p <0,05). Studies on different age groups should be conducted in order to better understand the relationship between obsessive-compulsive eating behavior and nutritional addiction and healthy eating fixation. Key words: Obsessive compulsive eating behavior, food addiction, eating attitude, healthy eating fixation