Memiç-İnan Cansu, Şarahman-Kahraman Ceren, Topal İrem, Toptaş Simge
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hitit University, Çorum, Türkiye.
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University, Alanya, Türkiye.
J Sci Food Agric. 2025 Sep;105(12):6417-6423. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.14365. Epub 2025 May 8.
Eco-anxiety is a psychological state that expresses concerns about climate change and is thought to affect individuals' adherence to the Mediterranean diet; however, no study has examined this relationship. This study aimed to examine the relationship between eco-anxiety and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in young adults, one of the age groups most affected by eco-anxiety.
Of the 736 individuals who participated in the study, 70.5% were female, and the mean age was 20.9 ± 1.8 years. Higher levels of eco-anxiety were found in females and in those studying in health-related departments (P < 0.05). The eco-anxiety score tends to be higher in individuals with a higher Mediterranean diet adherence scale score (β = 0.322, 95% CI: 0.129-0.503, P = 0.001) and in those in health-related departments (β = 4.541, 95% CI: 3.729-5.317, P < 0.001), while it tends to decrease with higher income levels (β = -0.622, 95% CI: -1.171 to -0.072, P = 0.027). CONCLUSİON: The study results indicate that eco-anxiety is not entirely negative. Moderate levels of eco-anxiety may enhance awareness of environmental issues and support adherence to the Mediterranean diet. © 2025 The Author(s). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
生态焦虑是一种表达对气候变化担忧的心理状态，被认为会影响个体对地中海饮食的坚持；然而，尚无研究考察这种关系。本研究旨在探讨生态焦虑与年轻人对地中海饮食的坚持之间的关系，年轻人是受生态焦虑影响最大的年龄组之一。
在参与研究的736名个体中，70.5%为女性，平均年龄为20.9±1.8岁。女性以及就读于健康相关专业的人群中生态焦虑水平更高（P<0.05）。地中海饮食坚持量表得分较高的个体（β=0.322，95%置信区间：0.129-0.503，P=0.001）以及就读于健康相关专业的个体（β=4.541，95%置信区间：3.729-5.317，P<0.001）的生态焦虑得分往往更高，而随着收入水平的提高，生态焦虑得分往往会降低（β=-0.622，95%置信区间：-1.171至-0.072，P=0.027）。结论：研究结果表明，生态焦虑并非完全负面。适度的生态焦虑可能会增强对环境问题的认识，并有助于坚持地中海饮食。©2025作者。《食品与农业科学杂志》由约翰·威利父子有限公司代表化学工业协会出版。
