title: Body Image, Food Addiction, Depression, and Body Mass Index in University Students.
abstract: The relationship between body image, depression, food addiction and body mass index (BMI) and differences in these variables due to gender and field of education have not been studied extensively. This study was conducted on a total of 793 university students (20.19 ± 1.90 years). The Beck Depression Inventory, Yale Food Addiction, and Body Image Scale were used. It was determined that body image scores of females and individuals enrolled in health sciences programs were lower compared to those of males and those enrolled in the social sciences. There was a negative relationship between body image and depression and food addiction scores. There was a positive relationship between food addiction and depression scores, in addition to a positive relationship between food addiction and BMI.
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics Department , Gazi University , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: Nevin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Şanlier
authors.affiliation: a Faculty of Health Sciences, Nutrition and Dietetics Department , Gazi University , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: Duygu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Türközü
authors.affiliation: b Department of Statistics , Hacettepe University , Ankara , Turkey.
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Toka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002321:Career Choice; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications* / Q000208:ethnology; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000193:education; D006801:Humans; D006963:Hyperphagia / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D050177:Overweight / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012737:Sex Factors; D012942:Social Sciences / Q000193:education; D013334:Students; D013851:Thinness / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: body image; body mass index; depression; food addiction