THE PREVALENCE OF ORTHOREXIA IN TOURISM EDUCATION ASSOCIATE DEGREE STUDENTS

• Published in: Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi
• Main Authors: Nevin Şanlıer, Ümit Sormaz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mehmet Akif Ersoy University 2023-11-01
• Subjects: tourism; tourism students; nutrition; orthorexia; orthorexia prevalence; turizm; turizm öğrencileri; beslenme; ortoreksiya; ortoreksiya prevalaensı
• Online Access: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2990093

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.