title: Evaluating the relationship of eating behaviors of university students with body mass index and self-esteem.
abstract: This study investigated the relationship between eating behaviors (Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire-DEBQ), self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale-RSES), and body mass index (BMI) in university students. A total of 503 students (129 men and 374 women), 18-23 years of age were included in the study. According to BMI, 8.3% of students were underweight; 47.3% were overweight; and 74.4% were of healthy weight. The level of self-esteem of 86.5% of young people was high, 13.5% moderate. The mean score (33.3 ± 11.8) of emotional-eating behavior was higher for women than for men (27.9 ± 10.1) . Recommendations include assessing eating behaviors via longitudinal studies with large samples, and identifying at-risk groups, as useful approaches for informing prevention.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nutrition and Dietetics , Gazi University , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: Nevin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sanlier
authors.forename: Ali Emrah
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Biyikli
authors.forename: Ezgi Toptas
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Biyikli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D001835:Body Weight; D004644:Emotions; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D050177:Overweight; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013851:Thinness; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire; body mass index; eating behavior; university students