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- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Determinants of healthy orthorexia and orthorexia nervosa: the roles of food security, dietary behaviors, and obesogenic environment
Koçak, Tevfik; Arpa Zemzemoglu, Tuba Eda; Türkkan, Tugba; Bülbül, Kenan; Yilmaz, Birsen
Orthorexia has recently gained attention as a two-dimensional construct centered on a shared health orientation. Recent conceptual developments distinguish healthy orthorexia (HeOr), defined as a non-pathological interest in healthy eating, from orthorexia nervosa (OrNe), characterized by rigid and compulsive food control accompanied by psychological and social impairment. This cross-sectional study investigated the associations of HeOr and OrNe with sociodemographic variables, dietary behaviors, and obesogenic environmental factors, and aimed to identify shared and distinct determinants of these tendencies with 1,015 adults aged 18-65 years. Orthorexia tendencies were assessed using the Teruel Orthorexia Scale. Additional measures included the Sustainable and Healthy Eating Behaviors Scale, Short Screening Questionnaire of Highly Processed Food Consumption, Adult Food Security Survey Module, Food Label Reading Attitude Scale, Food Choice Questionnaire, and the Obesogenic Environment Assessment Scale. In the adjusted regression models, HeOr was positively associated with sustainable and healthy eating behaviors (beta = 0.26), AFSS food-insecurity severity score (beta = 0.11), food label reading attitudes (beta = 0.07), health-related food choice motives (beta = 0.09), natural-ingredient preference (beta = 0.14), weight-control motives (beta = 0.15), ethical food choice motives (beta = 0.10), and obesogenic social determinants and effects (beta = 0.09). Conversely, affordability-related motives (beta = -0.08), emotional appeal (beta = -0.15), familiarity (beta = -0.10), and obesogenic cultural determinants/access to experts (beta = -0.12) were negatively associated with HeOr. For OrNe, positive associations were observed with sustainable and healthy eating behaviors (beta = 0.13), AFSS food-insecurity severity score (beta = 0.17), mood-related food choice motives (beta = 0.13), weight-control motives (beta = 0.26), familiarity (beta = 0.09), ethical food choice motives (beta = 0.18), and obesogenic social determinants and effects (beta = 0.30), whereas health-related food choice motives (beta = -0.12), affordability-related motives (beta = -0.08), and emotional appeal (beta = -0.24) showed negative associations. These findings suggest that orthorectic tendencies are associated with individual health motivations as well as broader behavioral and environmental contexts; however, because of the cross-sectional design, these associations should be interpreted as correlational and hypothesis-generating rather than causal.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2025The Mediating Role of Impulsivity in the Relationship Between Internet Addiction and Eating Disorders: A Study on High School Adolescents
Bülbül, Kenan; Türkkan, Tugba; Meriç, Cagdas Salih; Yilmaz, Haci Omer
Eating disorders are a problem that negatively affects physical and psychological development and can potentially be life-threatening. In order to successfully combat this disorder, it is important to have a better understanding of the underlying mechanisms. The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of impulsivity in the relationship between internet addiction and eating disorders in an adolescent sample. The current research was designed in accordance with the correlational model. The study group was formed by convenience sampling method among students who continue their education in secondary schools and high schools in Trabzon. The data of the study were collected with a demographic information form prepared by the researchers, the Young Internet Addiction Test-Short Form, Rezzy Eating Disorders Scale and Barratt Impulsivity Scale-Short Form. As a result of statistical analysis, it was determined that the average eating disorder score of female students was higher than that of male students. It was found that the eating disorder scores of those whose income was less than their expenses were significantly higher than those whose income was more than their expenses. Positive significant relationships have been identified between internet addiction and eating disorders. It has also been determined that impulsive behavior plays a mediating role in the relationship between internet addiction and eating disorders. It is thought that the current findings will contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms underlying eating disorders and the development of effective prevention and intervention strategies.
- MakaleYalnız künye2022Do psychological resilience and life satisfaction affect happiness levels of individuals? A case study for Trabzon University
Bülbül, Kenan; Türkkan, Tugba; Odaci, Hatice
The aim of the research is to examine the effect of psychological resilience and life satisfaction on happiness. Accordingly, the research included students from different departments of Trabzon University in the spring semester of the 2018-2019 educational year and was completed with 558 students who accepted participation. Within the scope of the study, the demographic information form, Brief Resilience Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire-short form were used. As a result of the analyses, the happiness levels of students did not differ statistically significantly based on their gender and income levels, but differed statistically significantly based on department they studied and this difference was due to students attending the department of foreign languages education. Finally, according to multiple regression analysis, life satisfaction alone predicted 43% of happiness level, while including psychological resilience was included in the model, they both predicted 50%.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2019Relationship between childhood abuse experiences, cognitive distortions and loneliness levels of high school students
Türkkan, Tugba; Odaci, Hatice
Objective: Childhood abuse experiences and their traumatic consequences have the characteristics that greatly affect the individual's future life. For this reason, it is thought that determining the variables related to neglect and abuse will be a guide for awareness-raising and prevention efforts to be made. In this study, the relationship between childhood abuse experiences, cognitive distortions and loneliness levels of high school students was investigated. Method: Study group consisted of 703 high school students. The participants were asked to complete Demographic Information Form, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, The Interpersonal Distortions Scale and UCLA Loneliness Scale. The data were analysed using Spearman's Brown Rank Test and multiple regression. Results: The results of the data analysis indicated that a statistically significant relationship was found between physical abuse sub-dimension of childhood abuse experiences and avoidance from proximity sub-dimension of interpersonal distortions in positive way; mind reading sub-dimension of interpersonal distortions in negativeway. Also, therewas a significant positive correlation between sexual abuse sub-dimension of childhood traumatic experiences and avoidance from proximity sub-dimension of interpersonal distortions. It was found out that emotional abuse sub-dimension of childhood abuse experiences displayed a significant relationship with avoidance of proximitysub-dimension of interpersonal distortions in positive way; whereas with unrealistic expectations of relationships and mind reading sub-dimensions of interpersonal distortionsin negative way. Also it was found that childhood abuse experiences explained the 5% of the avoid proximity sub-dimension of cognitive distortions and 17% of the loneliness level. Discussion: Results of the study indicated that all sub-dimensions of childhood abuse experiences were related to sub-dimensions of cognitive distortions and loneliness levels.