Vocational School of Health Services, Elderly Care Program, Izmir Demokrasi University, Izmir, Turkey.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Fethiye, Muğla, Turkey.
Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2020 Oct;56(4):878-884. doi: 10.1111/ppc.12505. Epub 2020 Mar 30.
This study aims to determine the prevalence of muscular dysmorphic disorder (bigorexia) and orthorexia nervosa in male students and to evaluate the relationship between these conditions and self-esteem.
This cross-sectional study included 430 male students.
While the tendency of orthorexia among faculty of sports sciences (FSSs)' students was 28.8%, this rate was 16.3% for nursing department (ND); for tendency to bigorexia, it was found to be 16.3% in FSS students and 6% in ND. There was a negative correlation between the ortorexia scale and self-confidence scales. And, there was a week negative correlation between the bigorexia Inventory and the self-confidence scale.
This study is thought to help understand the factors affecting body image perception and to identify risky situations especially in young university students. It is thought that health professionals will guide the planning of initiatives that will help individuals gain healthy lifestyle behaviors.
本研究旨在确定男性学生中肌肉失调障碍（大厌食症）和饮食失调的患病率，并评估这些情况与自尊之间的关系。
本横断面研究纳入了 430 名男性学生。
运动科学学院（FSS）学生的饮食失调倾向为 28.8%，护理系（ND）学生为 16.3%；大厌食症倾向，FSS 学生为 16.3%，ND 学生为 6%。饮食失调量表与自信量表呈负相关。大厌食症量表与自信量表呈弱负相关。
本研究有助于理解影响身体意象感知的因素，并确定高危情况，特别是在年轻的大学生中。健康专业人员将指导规划有助于个人获得健康生活方式行为的举措。
