İstanbul'da bulunan bir bankanın çalışanlarının yeme tutum ve davranışlarının YTT-40 testi ile incelenmesi

Eating disorders have begun to become a growing health problem in Turkey. Due to the inadequacy of the studies and theories, questions about eating disorders remain unanswered. The aim of the study is to determine the risk factors of eating disorders that are becoming widespread in our country and to measure the prevalence among adult females and males. The risk factors for eating disorders include psychological factors, childhood stories, familial problems, occupational problems and medical problems. This study was conducted among 100 adult working individuals. The EAT-40 questionnaire was used during the study and for the statistical analysis, SPSS 15.0 for Windows program was used. Total point average of EAT-40 questionnaire related to study group was 18,7±8,4. Minimum EAT-40 score was 4 and maximum EAT-40 score was 46. In 11 out of 100 people, eating disorders were detected. In the study group, total point average of female gender was determined to be significantly higher than male gender in terms of statistics. A statistically significant, negative relation was determined between EAT-40 score, height, minimum weight and ideal weight. In conclusion, both women and men are affected by socio-cultural influences. In spite of, it is observed that there are differences in terms of eating disorders between women and men. Since this study with working, adult individuals has a limited number of subjects, further researches should be done. Anahtar Kelimeler: Yeme Davranışı Bozuklukları, Anoreksiya Nervoza, Bulimiya Nervoza, YTT-40