Examination of the Relationship Between Tendencies of Narcissism and Eating Disorders

The increase in eating disorders the athlete population is remarkable. Disorders concerning impulse, bodyweight obsession, negative thoughts about body shape, and accompanying affective are psychological which behavior seriously affected. A narcissistic personality disorder defined as a continuous pattern that includes superiority complex, inability to empathize, need be approved. Some characteristics such desire for unlimited power, success, beauty, approval may related habits of athletes. This study was examine relationship between tendency narcissism elite Participants were 223 athletes (99 men, 124 women) from different sports branches aged 18-36 years old. Narcissistic Personality Inventory-16 Eating Attitude Test used data collection tools. Spearman Correlation Analysis Mann- Whitney U analysis data. very weak positive found scores (p<0.05). correlation exhibitionism sub-dimension (p<0.01). There variables also tendency. Therefore, should informed nutrition their performance by following interdisciplinary approaches.