Comparison of exercise dependence, eating attitude disorder and risk of orthorexia nervosa among regular students and student athletes

Objective: Exercise dependence and eating disorders are growing up among university students. This study aimed to compare exercise dependence, attitude, orthorexic tendencies between regular students student athletes. Material Methods: A total of 168 students, 66 whom were athletes participated in this study. Participants completed Dependence Scale-21 (EDS-21), Eating Attitude Test-40 (EAT-40), Orthorexia Nervosa-11 (ORTO-11) scales. Anthropometric measurements performed by the researchers. The data analyzed using SPSS version 25 significance level was accepted as p<0.05. Results: While there no with 10.6% found be dependent (p<0.001). Orthorexic higher (p=0.045). There significant difference groups terms attitude disorder (p=0.253). EDS-21 scores moderately positively correlated tendency (r=0.446) EAT-40 (r=0.397) (for each p<0.05). Sports experience also associated (r=0.363) (r=0.195) (p<0.05). Conclusion: Student athletes, especially those a longer sports at risk have compared Health professionals who involve teams should aware these risks monitor orthorexia nervosa.