Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology Vol.5 Issue.4

Doi:10.35365/ctjpp.23.4.06

RESEARCH ARTICLE / ARAŞTIRMA YAZISI

The Relationship Between Emotional Eating Behavior Awareness and Body Image of Women in Turkey During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period

Covid-19 Pandemi Döneminde Türkiye’de Kadınların Duygusal Yeme Davranışı Farkındalığı ile Beden İmgesi arasındaki İlişki

Nurten Elkin1, Selin Kalabaş2

Abstract:

Individuals eat food in response to their emotions. It is aimed to examine the relationship between emotional eating behaviors and body perception of women. This correlation study was conducted with 210 women in 2022-2023. The Information Form, Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire and The Body Image Scale were administered online through a structured questionnaire created in Google Forms. IBM SPSS v26® software was used in the analysis of the data. 124 of the participants (59%) are between 18-25; 23 of them (11%) are between 26-33; 28 of them (13.3%) are between 34-41; 18 of them (8.6%) are between 42-50; and finally 17 of them (8.1%) are above 51 years old. The variables body image and emotional eating were found to be strongly correlated. It was concluded that there is a significant relationship between body image and emotional eating. It was concluded that there was no positive correlation between body image and emotional eating, negative correlation between restrictive eating and body image, and no significant correlation between external eating and body image.

Keywords:Emotional eating, Body image, Women, Pandemic period, Covid-19

1Assist. Prof., Istanbul Gelisim University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development, İstanbul- Türkiye, [email protected], Orcid id:  0000-0002-9470-2702

2Lec., Istanbul Aydın University, Graduate Education Institute, İstanbul- Türkiye, [email protected], Orcid id: ‪ 0000-0001-5902-1103

Address of Correspondence/Yazışma Adresi: Nurten Elkin, Istanbul Gelisim University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Child Development, İstanbul- Türkiye, [email protected],

Date of Received/Geliş Tarihi: 22.05.2023, Date of Revision/Düzeltme Tarihi: 01.10.2023, Date of Acceptance/Kabul Tarihi: 23.11.2023, Date of Online Publication/Çevirimiçi Yayın Tarihi: 15.12.2023

Citing/Referans Gösterimi: Elkin, N. & Kalabaş, S. (2023). The Relationship Between Emotional Eating Behavior Awareness and Body Image of Women in Turkey During the Covid-19 Pandemic Period. Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry & Psychology, 5(4): 339-343

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