Orthorexia Nervosa and exercise addiction in a sample of Tunisian athlete students
| Autor: | N. Smaoui, O. Bouattour, R. Feki, I. Gassara, S. Omri, M. Maalej, L. Zouari, J. Ben Thabet, N. Charfi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | European Psychiatry, Vol 67, Pp S408-S408 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0924-9338 1778-3585 |
| DOI: | 10.1192/j.eurpsy.2024.841 |
| Popis: | Introduction Orthorexia and exercise addiction can lead to serious health problems, such as malnutrition and exercise-related injuries. Objectives The aims of our study were to assess the prevalence of exercise addiction and orthorexia nervosa in Tunisian students at the Institute of Physical Education in order to investigate the relationship between these different health dimensions. Methods An anonymous self-administered questionnaire was distributed to students in the Sfax and Gafsa sports sections during March 2023. The orthorexic tendency was assessed using the ORTO-15 questionnaire. An ORTO-15 score below 40 points indicates orthorexic tendencies. The Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI) was used to study exercise addiction Results In our study, 240 students were included. Mean scores on the ORTO-15 and EAI scales were 38.6 ± 8 and 16.6 ± 4.1 respectively. Participants at risk of exercise addiction had a statistically significant tendency towards orthorexia (p |
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