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Evaluation of Intuitive Eating and Hedonic Hunger in University Students

Evaluation of Intuitive Eating and Hedonic Hunger Status and the Effects of Intuitive Eating and Hedonic Deficit on Body Mass Index, Mental Health and Sleep Quality in University Students.

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05501782
Enrollment
100
Registered
2022-08-15
Start date
2022-09-01
Completion date
2022-12-01
Last updated
2022-08-15

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Conditions

Hedonic Hunger, INTUITIVE EATING

Brief summary

This study was conducted with the participation of 62 female and 38 male students between the ages of 18-36 studying at various universities. A questionnaire consisting of seven parts was applied to the participants. In the first part, 20; demographic data and general health status of the participants; There were 11 questions including nutritional habits and anthropometric measurements (body weight and height). The other parts of the questionnaire were the Intuitive Eating Scale (IES-2), Power of Food Scale (PFS-Tr), Food Craving Questionnaire (FCQ-T), the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Scale (PUKI), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) and Palatable Eating Motive Scale (PEMS), respectively contains. Consent from the participants was also obtained with the questionnaire form.

Interventions

OTHERquestionnaire

A questionnaire consisting of seven parts was applied to the participants. In the first part, 20; demographic data and general health status of the participants; There were 11 questions including nutritional habits and anthropometric measurements (body weight and height). The other parts of the questionnaire were the Intuitive Eating Scale (IES-2), Power of Food Scale (PFS-Tr), Food Craving Questionnaire (FCQ-T), the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Scale (PUKI), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) and Palatable Eating Motive Scale (PEMS), respectively contains. Consent from the participants was also obtained with the questionnaire form.

Sponsors

Istanbul Medeniyet University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CROSSOVER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 36 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* University students who agreed to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

* University students who did not want to participate in the study baby and kids elderly adolescents pregnant women breastfeeding mothers

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Intuitive eating scale (IES-2)2 monthsIntuitive eating scale (IES-2) consists of 23 questions, each of which includes five options ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. A 5-point Likert scale was used in the scale. In 1,2,3,7,8,9,10 questions, strongly disagree 5, disagree 4, undecided 3, agree 2 and strongly agree 1 point. The scoring of the answers to the other questions is in the opposite order (strongly disagree 1, disagree 2, undecided 3, agree 4, and strongly agree 5 points). The scale score was calculated by dividing the total score obtained at the end of the questions by 23. Intuitive eating behavior also increases in parallel with the increase in the scale score. The median values of the Intuitive Eating Scores of the students participating in the study were found. Participants with a scale score below the median value were considered as having no intuitive eating behavior, and participants with a median value and above were considered individuals with intuitive eating behavior
Power of food scale (PFS)2 monthsPower of food scale (PFS) is a scale developed to evaluate the effects of palatable foods on the psychological and hedonic states of individuals. The Turkish version with a reliability study was used in this study (PFS-Tr) A validated version of this scale consisting of 15 items was used. The scale was evaluated using a 5-point Likert scale. Accordingly, I strongly disagree 1 point, I disagree 2 points, I am undecided 3 points, I agree 4 points, and I strongly agree 5 points. The scores obtained from all items were divided into five and the scale score was found. It was concluded that the hedonic hunger levels of individuals with a nutritional power score of 2.5 and above increased. It has been accepted that individuals with a high score are sensitive to the food environment and psychologically under the influence of food
Food Craving Questionnaire (FCQ)2 monthsFood Craving Questionnaire (FCQ) is a scale developed for the assessment of food cravings. The Turkish version with a reliability study was used in this study (FCQ-T). In this scale, evaluation is made with a 6-point Likert scale. It was scored always 6 points, mostly 5 points, often 4 points, occasionally 3 points, rarely 2 points, never 1 point. High scale scores of the participants indicate an increase in food cravings
Pittsburg Sleep Quality Scale (PUKI)2 monthsPittsburg Sleep Quality Scale (PUKI) is a scale developed to evaluate sleep quality. This scale includes 18 items with 7 components. These components are subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, use of sleep medication, and daytime sleep dysfunction. Each component is scored between 0-3 points, with a maximum total score of 21. A total score of 5 or more indicates poor sleep quality, and an increase in the score indicates a decrease in sleep quality
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS)2 monthsthe Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS), whose reliability study was conducted, was used. The scale consists of 14 questions and is evaluated with a 5-point Likert scale. It is scored as 1 point to strongly disagree, 2 points to disagree, 3 points to slightly agree, 4 points to agree and 5 points to completely agree. The total score on the scale is between 14 and 70. The increase in the total score indicates that the mental well-being of the individual increases.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026