Assessment of Hedonistic Hunger, Thinness Expectations, and Body Dissatisfaction in Female University Students Residing in State Dormitories

Year 2023, Issue: 20, 568 - 580, 09.09.2023

Kevser KARLI Hande ÖNGÜN YILMAZ Eda KAYA

https://doi.org/10.38079/igusabder.1198187

Abstract

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between hedonic hunger, the expectation of thinness, and body dissatisfaction in female university students residing in dormitories.
Method: The research was conducted using a face-to-face survey method among 260 female university students selected by simple random sampling method in June 2022 in a dormitory affiliated with the Credit and Hostels Institution in Kastamonu. The anthropometric measurements of the individuals were taken and the Power of Food Scale (PFS), Interpersonal Outcome Expectancies for Thinness Scale (IOET-TR), and Stunkard Figure Rating Scale (SFRS) was applied. Number Cruncher Statistical System (NCSS) 2020 Statistical Software program was used for statistical analysis.
Results: In this study, no relationship was found between the PFS, IOET-TR and SFRS (p>005). There was no significant relationship between PFS and Body Mass Index (BMI) (p>0.05). However, it was determined that body dissatisfaction increased as BMI increased (r=0.442; p<0.05). A moderately significant positive correlation was found between SFRS and BMI (r=0.442; p<0.05), waist circumference (r=0.371; p<0.05), waist/height ratio (r=0.363; p<0.05), and mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) (r=0.317; p<0.05). A low level of significant positive correlation was found between SFRS and hip circumference (r=0.226; p<0.05), and waist/hip ratio (r=0.171; p<0.05).
Conclusion: According to the results of the research, although no direct relationship was found between hedonic hunger and body satisfaction and the expectation of thinness, it was found that as BMI increased, body satisfaction decreased. This situation can trigger eating disorders. Especially considering that individuals can influence each other in environments such as dormitories, it is recommended that female university students who are in the high risk group for eating disorders, taking into account their body dissatisfaction, should be made aware of the concepts of healthy eating and healthy body weight.

Keywords

Hedonic hunger, expectation of thinness, body satisfaction

Devlet Yurdunda Kalan Kadın Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Hedonistik Açlık ile Zayıflık Beklentisi ve Beden Memnuniyetsizliğinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu araştırmada yurtta kalan kadın üniversite öğrencilerinde hedonik açlık, zayıflık beklentisi ve beden memnuniyetsizliği arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.
Yöntem: Araştırma Kastamonu’da Kredi Yurtlar Kurumu’na bağlı bir öğrenci yurdunda Haziran 2022 tarihinde basit tesadüfi örnekleme yöntemi ile seçilen 260 kadın üniversite öğrencisinde yüz yüze anket yöntemi kullanılarak yapılmıştır. Bireylerin antropometrik ölçümleri alınarak, Besin Gücü Ölçeği (BGÖ), Kişiler Arası Zayıflık Beklentisi Ölçeği (IOET-TR) ve Stunkard Vücut Derecelendirme Ölçeği (SVDÖ) uygulanmıştır. Number Cruncher Statistical System (NCSS) 2020 Statistical Software programı istatistiksel analizler için kullanılmıştır.
Bulgular: Bu araştırmada BGÖ, IOET-TR ve SVDÖ ölçeklerinin birbiri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır (p>0,05). Beden Kütle İndeksi (BKİ) ile BGÖ arasında ilişki bulunmamış (p>0,05). Ancak BKİ arttıkça beden memnuniyetsizliğinin arttığı belirlenmiştir (r=0,442; p<0,05). SVDÖ ile BKİ (r=0,442; p<0,05), bel çevresi (r=0,371; p<0,05), bel/boy oranı (r=0,363; p<0,05) ve üst orta kol çevresi (ÜOKÇ) (r=0,317; p<0,05) arasında orta düzeyde anlamlı pozitif ilişki bulunmuştur. SVDÖ ile kalça çevresi (r=0,226; p<0,05), bel/kalça oranı (r=0,171; p<0,05) arasında düşük düzeyde anlamlı pozitif ilişki bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: Araştırmanın sonucunda hedonistik açlık ile beden memnuniyeti ve zayıflık beklentisi arasında doğrudan bir ilişki saptanmamış olsa da BKİ düzeyi arttıkça beden memnuniyetinin azaldığı bulunmuştur. Bu durum yeme bozukluklarına gidişi tetikleyebilmektedir. Özellikle yurt gibi beraber kalınan ortamlarda bireylerin birbirini etkileyebileceği göz önünde bulundurularak yeme bozuklukları açısından da riskli grupta olan kadın üniversite öğrencilerinin beden memnuniyetsizliği dikkate alınarak sağlıklı beslenme ve sağlıklı vücut ağırlığı kavramları konusunda bilinçlendirilmesi önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Hedonik açlık, zayıflık beklentisi, beden memnuniyeti

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