THE PREVALENCE OF ORTHOREXIA IN TOURISM EDUCATION ASSOCIATE DEGREE STUDENTS

Year 2023, , 1 - 16, 30.11.2023

Ümit Sormaz , Nevin Şanlıer

https://doi.org/10.20875/makusobed.1260268

Abstract

Healthy eating is not a pathological situation, but when it becomes a long-term and excessive preoccupation and causes negativities in daily life, it can cause personality and behavioural disorders. The study is aimed to determine the prevalence of orthorexia among tourism students with and without a nutrition education background and to develop recommendations accordingly. The research population consists of tourism students in associate degree programs (from junior colleges) at various public and private universities and the sample group consists of 581 volunteers. The measurement scale is composed of five constituents, namely, the demographics, nutrition properties, eating under emotional conditions (emotional eating), eating attitudes test and orthorexia test. In the light of the findings it is concluded that the prevalence of orthorexia is higher among tourism students who have nutrition education than those who have not. Eating attitudes test results have shown that tourism students who get nutrition education are at a moderate level compared to those who do not.

Keywords

Tourism, Tourism students, Nutrition, Orthorexia, Orthorexia Prevalence

Project Number

YOKTUR

TURİZM EĞİTİMİ ALAN ÖNLİSANS ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE ORTOREKSİYA PREVALANSI

Abstract

Sağlıklı beslenme patolojik bir durum değildir, ancak uzun süreli ve aşırı bir meşguliyet haline gelip günlük hayatta olumsuzluklara yol açtığında kişilik ve davranış bozukluklarına neden olabilmektedir. Çalışma, beslenme eğitimi almış ve almayan turizm öğrencileri arasında ortoreksiya yaygınlığını belirlemeyi ve buna göre öneriler geliştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmanın evrenini çeşitli kamu ve vakıf üniversitelerinde önlisans programlarında turizm eğitimi alan öğrenciler, örneklemini ise 581 gönüllü oluşturmaktadır. Ölçümler için kullanılan ölçek beş bileşenden oluşmaktadır; yani demografik bilgiler, beslenme özellikleri, duygusal koşullar altında beslenme (duygusal yeme), yeme tutum testi ve ortoreksiya testi. Araştırmada, ortoreksiya test sonuçları beslenme eğitimi alan turizm öğrencilerinin almayanlara göre ortoreksiya yaygınlığının daha yüksek olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Yeme tutum testi sonuçları; beslenme eğitimi alan turizm öğrencilerinin almayanlara göre daha ortada düzeyde olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

Turizm, Turizm öğrencileri, Beslenme, Ortoreksiya, Ortoreksiya Prevalaensı

Supporting Institution

YOKTUR

Project Number

YOKTUR

Thanks

YOKTUR

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