The relationship between hedonic hunger and impulsivity and excessive food desire in adults

Hedonic hunger is expressed as the body's desire for food without metabolic need and consuming food for pleasure-pleasure. Impulsivity is a concept that is expressed as a behavior that causes undesired results, mostly without taking into account the consequences, acting unplanned, being impatient, focused on excitement and pleasure. Excessive food craving is defined as the intense desire to consume and craving for food. In this context, it is aimed to examine the relationship between hedonic hunger and impulsivity and excessive food cravings in adults. The population of this research consists of adult individuals between the ages of 18-65 living in Samsun. The sample of the study, on the other hand, consists of 410 adults aged 18-65 (336 females and 74 males) living in Samsun, which was selected by simple random sampling method. In the study, it was conducted according to the relational screening model, one of the general screening models, in order to determine the relationship between hedonic hunger and impulsivity and excessive food cravings in adults aged 18-65 years. According to the research findings, there is a significant relationship between hedonic hunger states and excessive food cravings and impulsivity, and according to the results of the multiple linear regression analysis, impulsivity significantly predicts hedonic hunger and excessive food cravings. There is a significant difference between hedonic hunger and the age variable. It is seen that there is no significant difference between hedonic hunger and gender variable. There is a statistically significant difference between impulsivity and age and income status. At the same time, it was concluded that there is a significant relationship between excessive food cravings and impulsivity. Keywords: Hedonic Hunger, Impulsivity, Excessive Food Desire