Exploring the Link between Mindful Eating, Instagram Engagement, and Eating Disorders: A Focus on Orthorexia Nervosa
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design and Procedure
2.2. Scales
2.2.1. Mindful Eating Scale-16 (MES-16)
2.2.2. Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire Short (EDE-QS)
2.2.3. Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21)
2.2.4. Orthorexia Nervosa Questionnaire-Revised (ORTO-R)
2.2.5. Demographics, Somatometrics, and Instagram Use
2.3. Empirical Results
3. Results
3.1. Subjects
3.2. Correlations between MES-16, DASS-21, EDE-QS, and ORTO-R
3.3. The Association of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress with Mindful Eating and Eating Disorders
3.4. Mindful Eating, Eating Disorders, and Orthorexia Nervosa
3.5. Instagram Engagement, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress
3.6. Instagram Engagement, Eating Disorders, and Anorexia Nervosa
4. Discussion
Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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MES-16 | DASS-21 | EDE-QS | ORTO-R | |
MES-16 | 1 | −0.297 ** | −0.513 ** | −0.467 ** |
DASS-21 | −0.297 ** | 1 | 0.459 ** | 0.422 ** |
EDE-QS | −0.513 ** | 0.459 ** | 1 | 0.620 ** |
ORTO-R | −0.467 ** | 0.422 ** | 0.620 ** | 1 |
MES-16 | Depression | Anxiety | Stress | |
MES-16 | 1 | −0.292 ** | −0.226 ** | −0.300 ** |
Depression | −0.292 ** | 1 | 0.757 ** | 0.826 ** |
Anxiety | −0.226 ** | 0.757 ** | 1 | 0.779 ** |
Stress | −0.300 ** | 0.826 ** | 0.779 ** | 1 |
EDE-QS | Depression | Anxiety | Stress | |
EDE-QS | 1 | 0.431 ** | 0.390 ** | 0.451 ** |
Depression | 0.431 ** | 1 | 0.757 ** | 0.826 ** |
Anxiety | 0.390 ** | 0.757 ** | 1 | 0.779 ** |
Stress | 0.451 ** | 0.826 ** | 0.779 ** | 1 |
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Christodoulou, E.; Markopoulou, V.; Koutelidakis, A.E. Exploring the Link between Mindful Eating, Instagram Engagement, and Eating Disorders: A Focus on Orthorexia Nervosa. Psychiatry Int. 2024, 5, 27-38. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint5010003
Christodoulou E, Markopoulou V, Koutelidakis AE. Exploring the Link between Mindful Eating, Instagram Engagement, and Eating Disorders: A Focus on Orthorexia Nervosa. Psychiatry International. 2024; 5(1):27-38. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint5010003
Chicago/Turabian StyleChristodoulou, Efstratios, Verra Markopoulou, and Antonios E. Koutelidakis. 2024. "Exploring the Link between Mindful Eating, Instagram Engagement, and Eating Disorders: A Focus on Orthorexia Nervosa" Psychiatry International 5, no. 1: 27-38. https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint5010003