The Relationship between Adults' Perceptions, Attitudes of COVID-19, Intuitive Eating, and Mindful Eating Behaviors

Sanlier N., Kocabas S., Ulusoy H. G., ÇELİK B.

ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION, cilt.61, sa.1, ss.90-109, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 61 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03670244.2021.1968849
  • Dergi Adı: ECOLOGY OF FOOD AND NUTRITION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Anthropological Literature, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Environment Index, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Geobase, MEDLINE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.90-109
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Attitude, COVID-19, intuitive eating, mindful eating, mindfulness, ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME, MEAL CONSUMPTION, HONG-KONG, WEIGHT, INTERVENTION, FOOD, EPIDEMIC, OBESITY, HEALTH, OUTBREAK
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In total, 1224 Turkish adults (27.5 +/- 9.6 years; 80.6% female) answered sociodemographic questions, and three instruments: Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ), Intuitive Eating Scale-2 (IES-2), and COVID-19 Perception and Attitude Scale. Women's perceptions and attitudes toward COVID-19 indicated higher concerns than men (p < .001). It was found that IES-2 scores of all subjects increased as body mass index (BMI) decreased and education level increased (p p = .033, respectively). During the social isolation of COVID-19, the MEQ scores of married couples and those who did not eat take-out foods were higher (p = .027; p = .006, respectively). Interestingly, it was found that as the BMI of the subjects increased, their MEQ scores increased (p < .001). The COVID-19 pandemic, which has social and economic consequences, has a great impact on human health and causes sudden lifestyle changes through social distance and isolation at home. Although social isolation during the epidemic is a necessary precaution to protect public health, the results of this study support that it causes changes in intuitive eating, and mindful eating behaviors.