scholarly journals Prevalencia de la Ortorexia Nerviosa en estudiantes universitarios españoles: relación con la imagen corporal y con los trastornos alimentarios

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 493-499
Author(s):  
Alvaro Ruiz Maciá ◽  
Yolanda Quiles Marcos
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Eating Attitudes Test ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Body Self ◽  
Eat 26 ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

Introducción: El objetivo de este estudio fue examinar la prevalencia de la ON, y analizar su relación con la imagen corporal y conductas características de los Trastornos de la Conducta Alimentaria (TCA), en estudiantes universitarios. Método. Estudio transversal en el que participaron 534 estudiantes universitarios españoles, 422 mujeres y 112 hombres, con una edad media de 22,04 años (DT = 3,41). Se administraron los siguientes instrumentos: cuestionarios variables sociodemográficas y de hábitos alimentarios, el cuestionario ORTO-11-Es, la Teruel Ortorexia Scale (TOS), el Multidimensional Body Shape Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ-45) y el Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). Resultados. El 30,5% de los estudiantes presentó un alto riesgo de ON. Se observaron mayores tendencias ortoréxicas en mujeres. El grupo que presentaba alto riesgo de ON frente al de bajo riesgo mostró un IMC medio-alto, seguían en mayor medida una alimentación de tipo vegano/vegetariano y presentaban puntuaciones significativamente superiores en el MBSRQ-45 (p=,00) y el EAT-26 (p=,00) Conclusiones. Los resultados obtenidos muestran una elevada prevalencia de ON en estudiantes universitarios y su relación con una peor imagen corporal, una mayor preocupación por el aspecto físico y con conductas características de los TCA. Background. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of ON and analyze its relationship with self-image and ED behavior in university students. Method. Cross-sectional study with a sample of 534 Spanish university students, 422 women and 112 men with an age mean of 22,04 (SD= 3,41). Questionnaires administered: a sociodemographic and lifestyle questionnaire, the ORTHO-11-Es, the Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS), the Multidimensional Body Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ-45) and the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26). Results. 30,5% of the sample were on high risk of developing ON. Higher orthorexic tendencies were observed in women. Those at high risk of ON showed higher BMI, higher proportion of veganism/vegetarianism and significantly higher scores on the MBSRQ-45 (p=,00) and EAT-26 (p=,00). Conclusions. Results showed a high prevalence of ON and its relationship with a worse self-image, concern with physical appearance and ED behaviors.

scholarly journals Eating Disorders in Top Elite Beach Handball Players: Cross Sectional Study

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 245
Author(s):  
Alejandro Martínez-Rodríguez ◽  
Manuel Vicente-Martínez ◽  
Javier Sánchez-Sánchez ◽  
Laura Miralles-Amorós ◽  
María Martínez-Olcina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Body Composition ◽  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eat 26

(1) Background: The preoccupation with the increasing appearance of eating disorders (ED) in athletes continues to grow, especially in athletes who practice team sports. ED severely affects the eating habits of the athletes, who tend to use unhealthy approaches to control their body weight. The development of nutritional education and early interventions by training staff is essential, and these factors are widely perceived as beneficial in sports medicine. This study evaluates the frequency at which beach handball (BH) players develop ED, also comparing the differences by sex and age (junior: adolescents vs. senior: young adults). In addition, the relation between body composition variables and ED was studied. (2) Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in 69 top elite handball players (36 males and 33 females) from the Spanish National BH Team; who were separated by age (junior: adolescents and senior: young adults). The athletes completed the Eating Attitudes Test in its 26 item version (EAT-26). (3) Results: The prevalence of ED indicated that 11% of females had a high possibility of developing an ED, and 3% of males. Regarding the EAT-26 total score and subscales, no significant differences were found between female and male participants, or between the junior and senior categories. The correlations showed an association between body composition, in terms of body mass index, and the EAT-26 total score in both males and females. In the case of males, the correlation was negative. (4) Conclusions: Although there are no significant differences between sex or categories, it has been found that elite athletes are a population that is at high risk of developing ED.

Spiritual health: is it a determinant factor for preventing risky behaviors among university students?

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asma Ghonchepour ◽  
Mostafa Sohrabi ◽  
Zakiyeh Golestani ◽  
Fereshteh Biabanaki ◽  
Mahlagha Dehghan
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
University Students ◽  
Risk Behaviors ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Spiritual Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Risk Behaviors

Abstract Background The most common high-risk behaviors that have profound and adverse effects on the health of the community take place in the university environment. Nowadays, the necessity of exploring ways to correct and reduce the high-risk behaviors requires identification of its determinant factors. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the correlation between spiritual health and high-risk behaviors among university students in the southeast of Iran in 2017–2018. Method This survey was a cross-sectional study. The population was all students studying at three central Universities in Kerman. Eight hundred and four students participated in the survey using a quota sampling method. The research instrument was a demographic questionnaire and the 20-item spiritual well-being Palutzian and Ellison scale and the Iranian Adolescent Riskiness Scale (IARS), which includes 39 items for high-risk behaviors. Results The mean total score of high-risk behaviors was 79.16 ± 24.6 which was lower than the median (117). The spiritual health of the majority of subjects (66.7%) was moderate with an average of 90.65 ± 16.64. There was a significant negative correlation between the students’ spiritual health and their high-risk behaviors. Conclusion It is necessary and essential to plan and implement spiritual-based interventions to reduce the incidence of high-risk behaviors.

Eating Disorder Attitudes and Psychopathology in Caucasian Australian, Asian Australian and Thai University Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piangchai S Jennings ◽  
David Forbes ◽  
Brett Mcdermott ◽  
Gary Hulse ◽  
Sato Juniper
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
University Students ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Eating Attitudes Test ◽  
Unhealthy Eating ◽  
Eating Disorder Psychopathology ◽  
Eating Disorders Inventory ◽  
Eat 26 ◽  
Thai University

Objective: To examine eating disorder attitudes and psychopathology among female university students in Australia and Thailand. Method: Participants were 110 Caucasian Australians, 130 Asian Australians and 101 Thais in Thailand. The instruments included the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) and the Eating Disorders Inventory (EDI). Results: Eating disorder attitudes and psychopathology scores in the Thai group were found to be highest. The Asian Australian group did not have significantly higher scores on the EAT-26 than the Caucasian Australian group, but had higher scores in some subscales of the EDI-2. That the Thai group had the highest scores in susceptibility to developing an eating disorder and eating disorder psychopathology may be partially explained in sociocultural terms, with pressure to be thin more extreme in Thailand than in Australia. The evidence suggested that unhealthy eating disorder psychopathology is not limited to Western societies but is already present in Thai and other Asian societies.

scholarly journals Estrés académico y emociones académicas en estudiantes universitarios / Academic stress and academic emotions in university students

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaume Gelabert Carulla ◽  
Adrià Muntaner-Mas
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Academic Emotions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Educación Primaria ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

ABSTRACTPerceiving stress and academic emotions can be found in the students’ everyday life, and may affect on their learning process and performance. This study contributes to the actual scientific evidence with an investigation concerning both factors. In this cross-sectional study of 173 university students the information was collected by means of questionnaires. Different variables were assessed in the present study: socio-demographic variables, academic stress and academic emotions. The results obtained in this study were: a) male students significantly experience less perceived stress than females in diverse factors; b) female students significantly experiment more positive academic emotions as their counterparts.RESUMENEl estrés académico percibido y las emociones académicas se encuentran presentes en la vida de los estudiantes, influyendo así sobre estos en el proceso de aprendizaje y el rendimiento entre otros factores. En el presente estudio se aporta a la actual evidencia científica una investigación referente al estrés y a las emociones académicas de una muestra de 173 estudiantes universitarios del Grado en Educación Primaria de la Universidad de las Islas Baleares, estudiando los dos géneros y analizando los valores de cada uno de ellos. En el dicho estudio de corte transversal se recopiló la información a través de unos cuestionarios que el alumnado contestó de forma individual, anónima y confidencial. Se recogió información acerca de las variables sociodemográficas, de estrés académico y de emociones académicas. Los datos de la investigación fueron analizados con el programa estadístico SPSS. Los resultados obtenidos en el presente estudio fueron: a) los estudiantes del género masculino muestran de forma significativa menores valores de estrés percibido que el género femenino en diversos factores. b) Los estudiantes universitarios experimentan significativamente mayores emociones académicas positivas, en contraposición de las universitarias que tienen valores más elevados en emociones negativas.Contacto principal: [email protected]

scholarly journals The association between chronic bullying victimization with weight status and body self-image: a cross-national study in 39 countries

PeerJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. e4330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiguo Lian ◽  
Qiru Su ◽  
Ruili Li ◽  
Frank J. Elgar ◽  
Zhihao Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
The Body ◽  
National Study ◽  
Bullying Victimization ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Perceived Weight ◽  
Body Self

Background Childhood obesity and school bullying are pervasive public health issues and known to co-occur in adolescents. However, the association between underweight or thinness and chronic bullying victimization is unclear. The current study examined whether chronic bullying victimization is associated with weight status and body self-image. Methods A school-based, cross-sectional study in 39 North American and European countries and regions was conducted. A total of 213,595 adolescents aged 11, 13, and 15 years were surveyed in 2009/10. Chronic bullying victimization was identified using the Revised Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire. Weight status was determined using self-reported height and weight and the body mass index (BMI), and body self-image was based on perceived weight. We tested associations between underweight and bullying victimization using three-level logistic regression models. Results Of the 213,595 adolescents investigated, 11.28% adolescents reported chronic bullying victimization, 14.80% were classified as overweight/obese according to age- and sex-specific BMI criteria, 12.97% were underweight, and 28.36% considered themselves a little bit fat or too fat, 14.57% were too thin. Bullying victimization was less common in older adolescent boys and girls. Weight status was associated with chronic bullying victimization (adjusted ORunderweight = 1.10, 95% CI = 1.05–1.16, p = 0.002; adjusted ORoverweight = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.32–1.49, p < 0.0001; adjusted ORobese = 1.91, 95% CI = 1.71–2.14, p < 0.0001). Body self-image also related to chronic bullying victimization (adjusted ORtoo thin = 1.42, 95% CI = 1.36–1.49, p < 0.0001; adjusted ORa little bit fat = 1.54, 95% CI = 1.48–1.61, p < 0.0001; adjusted ORtoo fat = 3.30, 95% CI = 2.96–3.68, p < 0.0001). Conclusion Both perceived weight and self-rated overweight are associated with chronic bullying victimization. Both overweight and underweight children are at risk of being chronically bullied.

scholarly journals Estresse em estudantes universitários: uma abordagem epidemiológica

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josiane Viana Cardoso ◽  
Carlos Fabiano Munir Gomes ◽  
Ronaldo José Pereira Junior ◽  
Daniel Augusto da Silva
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Average Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Experience Of Stress ◽  
Quantitative Descriptive ◽  
Los Grupos ◽  
Profile Study ◽  
Estudiantes Universitarios

Objetivo: identificar a ocorrência de estresse e as vulnerabilidades sociodemográficas e acadêmicas em estudantes universitários. Método: trata-se de estudo quantitativo, descritivo, epidemiológico transversal, realizado com 391 estudantes universitários, com aplicação de questionário semiestruturado elaborado pelos autores e a Escala de Estresse Percebido. Realizou-se análise estatística descritiva e inferencial e análise de variância (ANOVA um fator). Os resultados são apresentados em tabelas. Resultados: revelou-se a ocorrência de estresse em todos os participantes deste estudo, com média de estresse de 26,18 e moda 28, sendo que 192 (49,1%) estudantes universitários apresentaram escore para nível de estresse acima da média de todos os participantes. Evidenciou-se diferença estatisticamente significante entre o nível de estresse em relação à cor de pele e ao curso de graduação (p <0,05), de modo que estas variáveis exerceram efeito na média de pontuação para estresse entre os grupos. Por outro lado, evidenciou-se tendência a igualdade de nível de estresse em relação à orientação sexual (p = 0,858). Conclusão: identificou-se a ocorrência de estresse em todos os participantes, distribuído em níveis de intensidade diferentes. Pode-se afirmar que a vivência do estresse estava relacionada à cor de pele e aos cursos de graduação nos quais os alunos estavam matriculados. Descritores: Estudantes; Saúde do estudante; Educação superior; Estresse psicológico; Perfil de saúde; Estudo sobre vulnerabilidade.ABSTRACT Objective: to determine the occurrence of stress and sociodemographic and academic vulnerabilities in university students. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive, epidemiological cross-sectional study, conducted with 391 university students, using a semistructured questionnaire prepared by the authors, and the Perceived Stress Scale. Descriptive and inferential statistical analysis and analysis of variance (one-way ANOVA) were performed. Results are presented in tables. Results: the occurrence of stress was confirmed in all the participants of the study, with average stress of 26.18 and mode of 28, and 192 (49.1%) students obtained scores for stress level above the average of all the participants. There was a statistically significant difference between stress levels with respect to race and the undergraduate courses (p <0.05). These variables had an effect on the average stress score between groups. On the other hand, there was a tendency towards equal level of stress regarding sexual orientation (p = 0.858). Conclusion: We confirmed the occurrence of stress in all the participants, distributed in different intensity levels. It can be stated that the experience of stress was related to race and the undergraduate courses in which the students were enrolled. Descriptors: Students; Student health; Higher education; Psychological stress; Health profile; Study on vulnerability.RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar la incidencia de estrés y vulnerabilidades sociodemográficas y académicas en estudiantes universitarios. Método: estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, epidemiológico transversal, realizado con 391 estudiantes universitarios, utilizando un cuestionario semiestructurado preparado por los autores y la Escala de Estrés Percibido. Se realizaron análisis estadísticos descriptivos e inferenciales y análisis de varianza (ANOVA unidireccional). Los resultados son presentados en tablas. Resultados: la incidencia de estrés se observó en todos los participantes de este estudio, con un estrés medio de 26.18 y modo de 28, y 192 (49.1%) estudiantes obtuvieron un puntaje de nivel de estrés superior al promedio de todos los participantes. Hubo una diferencia estadísticamente significativa entre el nivel de estrés en relación con la raza y el curso de grado (p <0.05), por lo que estas variables tuvieron un efecto en la puntuación promedio de estrés entre los grupos. Por otro lado, hubo una tendencia hacia el mismo nivel de estrés en relación con la orientación sexual (p = 0.858). Conclusión: identificamos la incidencia de estrés en todos los participantes, distribuido en diferentes niveles de intensidad. Se puede afirmar que la experiencia del estrés estaba relacionada con la raza y los cursos de grado en el que los estudiantes estaban matriculados.Descriptores: Estudiantes; Salud estudiantil; Educación universitaria; Estrés psicológico; Perfil de salud; Estudio sobre vulnerabilidad.

scholarly journals The Spectrum of Disordered Eating Attitudes Among Female University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 698-707
Author(s):  
Tarfa Albrahim ◽  
Anwar Abdullah Alrubaish ◽  
Jewaher Turki Saleh Alfadhliah ◽  
Manal Khalid Alaskar ◽  
Mona Abdulla Alatawi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Eating Attitude ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eat 26 ◽  
Disordered Eating Attitudes

To explore the prevalence of disordered eating attitudes among the students of the Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University (PNU), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 396 (18-24 years) undergraduate students from the PNU were requested to participate, after acquiring their verbal consent. The two-part questionnaire included the demographic and anthropometric data like age, weight and height in the first part, while the assessment of the disordered eating attitudes according to the tools listed in the Eating Attitude Test 26 (EAT-26) were included in the second part. A total score of 20 or more on questions 1-26 was classified as being at risk of eating disorders. The study showed 145 students (36.8%) in all, fell under the class of high level of concern for an eating disorder, registering a score of 20 or higher on the EAT-26. With respect to the EAT score among the BMI categories marked differences were evident on the EAT items, feeling extremely guilty after eating, occupied with a desire to be thinner, burning up calories during exercise, preoccupied with the thought of having fat on my body, eating diet food, feeling uncomfortable after eating sweets and engaging in dieting behavior, having gone on eating binges where I feel I may not be able to stop and feeling that others would prefer if I ate more food and other people think I am too thin. Besides, in comparison to students with normal weight, students who were underweight, overweight, and obese exhibited considerable disparities on the total EAT score. More than one third (36.6%) of females at PNU university, Saudi Arabia had disordered eating attitudes. The present study revealed that female students require awareness regarding proper nutrition.

Eating Attitudes of Female Pharmacy students in Pakistan: a Cross-Sectional Psychometric Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-84
Author(s):  
Aqeel Aslam ◽  
Ushna Laraib ◽  
Iqra Afzal ◽  
Shingraf Zaib ◽  
Asma Riaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Eating Behavior ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Disturbed Eating ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Eat 26

The prevalence of eating disorders among University students has been on rise throughout the world. The present descriptive cross sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of eating disorders among the female students of pharmacy department at University of Sargodha, Pakistan using well established EAT-26 questionnaire. The study included 177 female undergraduate pharmacy students from all five years of Pharm D. An EAT-26 score over 20 was indicator of disturbed eating behavior. Out of the total 177 students who participated the study, 47 (26.6%) students had disturbed eating behavior. The mean EAT-26 score was 14.7. According to BMI calculations, 31.64% of total individuals were underweight, 59.32% normal, 6.78% overweight and 2.26% belonged to obese category. The prevalence of eating disorders was found to be much higher than the studies conducted at developed countries. There is an urgent need of an effort to increase awareness of such disorders among students and general public. Conduction of such study at other institutes and at larger scale is recommended.

scholarly journals Frequency of pain and eating disorders among professional and amateur dancers

2016 ◽  
Vol 134 (6) ◽  
pp. 501-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Angélica Kurpel Diogo ◽  
Gabriel Gomes de Oliveira Ribas ◽  
Thelma Larocca Skare
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Brief Pain Inventory ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ballet Dancers ◽  
Lower Limb Pain ◽  
Pain Symptoms ◽  
Eat 26

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: The pursuit of perfection can cause anxiety and lead dancers to exceed their physical limits. The aim here was to evaluate the prevalence of pain symptoms and eating disorders among professional and amateur dancers. DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational cross-sectional study; Curitiba, PR, Brazil. METHODS: Data on 150 professional and non-professional practitioners of ballet, jazz and street dance were collected through specific questionnaires: Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF), Eating Attitudes Test-26 (EAT-26), Bulimic Investigatory Test Edinburgh (BITE) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-T-6 (STAI-T-6). RESULTS: Pain was observed in 58.6% of the sample, equally between professionals and amateurs (P = 0.19). Ballet dancers had more lower-limb pain than the other groups (P = 0.05). EAT-26 showed a tendency towards more eating disorders among the amateurs (P = 0.06). Higher risk of eating disorders was found among ballet dancers (P = 0.004) and jazz practitioners (P = 0.02) than among street dancers. Amateurs had more symptoms on the BITE scale (P < 0.0001), more pain (P = 0.002) and higher anxiety (P < 0.0001). Eating disorders were more common among females (P = 0.01) and singles (P = 0.02). Professionals were more satisfied with their own body image than amateurs (P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Pain symptoms were found in almost half of the sample, equally among professionals and amateurs as well as between the three dance styles. Female and singles had more eating disorders. Those with eating disorders had higher levels of pain and anxiety.

scholarly journals Factors associated with the risk of eating disorders among academics in the area of health

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeudi Aguiar dos Reis ◽  
Carlos Reeves Rodrigues Silva Júnior ◽  
Lucinéia de Pinho
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Eating Disorder ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Eating Attitudes ◽  
The Body ◽  
Dietary Advice ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Eat 26

The object of this study was aimed at identifying factors associated with the risk of eating disorders in undergraduate students in the area of Health Sciences. It is a cross-sectional, quantitative and descriptive study carried out in Montes Claros, MG (Brazil), from August to October 2012. The profile of the university students was identified and the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26) applied. 200, students aged 23.4 ± 6.13 years participated in the study, 76.5% of them females. A frequency of 4.0% of the students were at high risk of developing eating disorders, 21.0% at low risk and 75.0% had no risk factors. Various inadequate self-perceptions of the body, dietary practice, missed breakfasts and snacking during intervals were associated with factors for eating disorder risk (p<0.05). For students with inadequate nutritional status, 34.4% were at risk of an eating disorder (p=0,004). The high risk of developing eating disorders among students in a nutritionally deficient condition indicates that they should receive preventive dietary advice.

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