Examination of the eating behaviours and depression states of the university students who stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic in terms of different variables
Progress in Nutrition, cilt.22, ss.33-43, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 22
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.23751/pn.v22i1-s.9780
- Dergi Adı: Progress in Nutrition
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.33-43
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Covid-19, university students, eating behaviours, depression
- İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Study Objective: This study aims to examine the eating behaviors and depression states of the university students who stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic in terms of different variables. Methods: The study group consists of 1064 participants in total (440 men and 624 women). In addition to the personal information form, The Dutch eating behavior questionnaire (DEBQ), and the CES-Depression scale (CES-D) were used in the study. The normality test of the data was checked with the Shapiro-Wilk Test. The Mann Whitney-U test was used to compare continuous data between two independent groups, and the Kruskal Wallis-H test was used to compare continuous data between more than two independent groups. In addition, Spearman Correlation Analysis was used to determine the relationship between dependent variables. Results: As a result, a significant difference was found in all variables including age, gender, self-isolation, regular physical activity at home during the Covid-19, and before the Covid-19 Outbreak. In addition, in the correlation between eating behaviour scale sub-dimension scores and depression scale scores, no significant relationship was found between depression and external eating. Conclusion: It can be said that nutrition and mental health are as important issues as viruses in the process of (covid-19) pandemic.