Üniversite öğrencilerinin yeme alışkanlıklarının ve internet bağımlılığı düzeylerinin fiziksel aktivite düzeylerine göre değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

This study aims to identify eating behaviors and internet addiction levels of university students based on their physical activity levels. Material and Methods: 775 university student subjects, aged 17 to 25 were enrolled to the study anthropometric measurements were recorded for all students. In the study Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ), The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and Internet Addiction Scale were used. The eating habits and internet addiction levels of the students were statistically evaluated based on the physical activity levels. Physical activity level was calculated based on The "MET-minute/week" score was obtained by multiplying the values of minutes, days and MET. Results: Evaluating the TFEQ results based on the physical activity levels, our study demonstrated that the uncontrolled (p=0.047) and emotional eating (p=0.032) scores of the inactive group were higher compared to the active group. Cognitive restraint of eating scores of the very active students, on the other hand, were higher compared to the inactive (p=0.001) and minimally active (p=0.007) students. Assessment of internet addiction scale based on physical activity levels showed that lack of control (p=0.001), desire to remain online more (p=0.001) and total internet addiction scores (p=0.008) were higher in inactive students compared to the other groups. Conclusion:In this study, it was found that young people who do not do physical activity or do it at a minimum level show uncontrolled and emotional eating behavior. It was demonstrated that the desire to stay online and loss of control were higher in the same group.