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The effect of social media use on emotional eating in women aged 19-45
Abstract
Aims: This study aims to examine the relationship between social media use and emotional eating in women. Material and
Methods: The study was cross-sectional and was conducted with 401 women aged 19-45 years living in Kadıköy, İstanbul. The introductory information form consisting of 4 stages, the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ), Eating Attitude Test (EAT-40), and Social Media Usage Scale (SMUS) were applied to the participants of the study. Statistical analyzes were evaluated using the SPSS 23 package program.
Results: It was seen that 22.9% (n=92) of the participants were between the ages of 19-29, 57.1% (n=229) were between the ages of 30-39, and 20.0% (n=80) were between the ages of 40-45. According to the results of the analysis, there was no significant relationship between SMUS sub-dimensions, total SMUS scores and EAT-40 scores (p>0.05). In the continuance sub-dimension of the SMUS, a low-level significant positive correlation was found between emotional eating (r=0.203; p<0.001), external eating (r=0.233; p<0.001), and total DEBQ scores (r=0.183; p<0.001).
Conclusion: It has been observed that there is a very low positive relationship between social media use and emotional eating.

Keywords : Emotional eating, social media, disordered eating behavior, restrictive eating

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Article available in :
Volume 6, Issue 2, 2023
Page : 394-400
https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.1231711
Article Information
Received : 10 Oca 2023
Accepted : 10 Şub 2023
Published : 27 Mar 2023
Corresponding Author :

Sedat Arslan: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University, Balıkesir, Turkey

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Citation : Seslikaya C, Arslan S. The effect of social media use on emotional eating in women aged 19-45. J Health Sci Med 2023; 6(2): 394-400.

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