Orthorexia nervosa and its association with narcissism in fitness center users.
Eat Weight Disord
; 27(6): 2155-2163, 2022 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is an eating behavior where patients obsessively try to reach health through "purity" of food. Narcissism is a personality trait characterized with the self-belief of grandiosity, importance and need of appreciation. Both of these conditions are connected through self-image in way of reaching perfection through health and body image, whereas one of the ways for reaching it is exercising. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate ON and its possible association with narcissism in fitness center users.METHODS:
The study included 1017 fitness center users and three questionnaires were used for the assessment general information, ORTO-R and Narcissistic personality inventory-13 (NPI-13).RESULTS:
There was a significant negative correlation (r = - 0.467, p < 0.001) between the ORTO-R score and the NPI-13 score. Comparison of the ORTO-R score between different durations of using a fitness center showed statistically significant differences (H = 134.72, p < 0.001). The subjects who are using the fitness center for less than 1 year have the highest ORTO-R score, while those who are using it 1-3 years have the lowest ORTO-R score. Moreover, multiple linear regression showed that ORTO-R score retained significant association with NPI-13 (ß ± SE, - 0.416 ± 0.026, p < 0.001) and the duration of using a fitness center (0.576 ± 0.068, p < 0.001) after model adjustment for age and BMI.CONCLUSION:
These results are implying that fitness center users could possibly be vulnerable of developing ON and that there is a strong association between ON and narcissism in this population. However, future larger-scale longitudinal studies are needed to address these findings. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level V, cross-sectional survey-based study.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Academias de Ginástica
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Ortorexia Nervosa
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Narcisismo
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eat Weight Disord
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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METABOLISMO
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Croácia