Is There a Relationship Between Individuals' Social Media Use and Their Fears of Eating Disorders?
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Eating Disorder
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
- Enrollment
- 799
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Social media usage habits
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the relationship between social media use and fear of eating disorders in university students. The main question it aims to answer is:
Is there a relationship between social media use and eating disorder fears in university students?
University students will answer a questionnaire face to face, including questions about their social media usage habits, the impact of social media on eating behavior scale, and the fears of eating disorders scale.
Investigators
Rahime Evra KARAKAYA
Principal Investigator
Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Using social media
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant or lactating individuals
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Social media usage habits
Time Frame: Baseline
number and percentage
Eating Disorder Fear Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline
The Eating Disorder Fear Questionnaire is a tool designed to measure individuals' fears related to eating disorders. The Turkish validity and reliability of the scale were conducted by Kahraman and Kerimler in 2021. The scale is in a 7-point Likert format, with a minimum score of 17 and a maximum score of 119. Higher scores on both the sub-dimensions and the overall scale indicate greater fears related to eating disorders.
Effects of social media on eating behavior scale
Time Frame: Baseline
The scale developed by Alev Keser consists of 18 items in a unidimensional 5-point Likert format (Never-1 point, Rarely-2 points, Sometimes-3 points, Often-4 points, Always-5 points). The scores obtained from the responses are summed, with a minimum score of 18 and a maximum score of 90. As the score increases, it indicates a greater influence of social media on eating behavior.
Secondary Outcomes
- Demographic characteristics(Baseline)
- Body weight(Baseline)
- Height(Baseline)