title: Eating attitudes and their psychological correlates among Turkish adolescents.
abstract: This study examined the eating attitudes and psychological characteristics of Turkish late adolescents. Seven hundred eighty-three university students were administered the Eating Attitudes Test, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Social Physique Anxiety Scale. More than one in ten (9.2% of the males and 13.1% of the females) had abnormal eating attitude scores. Chi-square analysis revealed that there were no significant differences in the prevalance of abnormal eating behaviors based on gender. Analysis of covariance indicated that participants who had disturbed eating attitudes had lower self-esteem, higher social physique anxiety, and higher trait anxiety than those who had normal eating attitudes. It was concluded that the prevalence of disturbed eating attitudes was high among these Turkish late adolescents, and that disturbed eating attitudes were related to several psychological characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baş
authors.forename: F Hülya
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Aşçi
authors.forename: Efsun
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karabudak
authors.forename: Gül
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kiziltan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000523:psychology*; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D014421:Turkey