Investigation of the relation between mindful eating and negative body talks and perception of health in high school students and affecting factors

Aim: This study aimed to determine investigation of the relation between mindful eating and negative body talks and perception of health in high school students. Material and Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in May- June 2019 with the participation of 614 students studying in state high schools in Elbistan district of Kahramanmaraş province. A questionnaire form consisting of 4 parts was used to collect the data. The data were analyzed through SPSS 22.0 program with frequency, percentage, Independent Sample-T Test, One-Way ANOVA. Significance value was accepted as p<0.05. Results: 51.0% of the adolescents participating in the study are female and 49.0% are male. 67.3% of students are normal weight. The YFÖ-30 average score of male was higher than the average score of female (p<0.05) . The correlation between students BMI value and YFÖ-30 mean score was found to be significant and the minimum score belongs to obese individuals, the highest score belongs to normal weight individuals (p<0.05). The female 's OBKÖ mean score was higher than the average score of male. A positive correlation was found between students' BMI values and OBKÖ mean score (p<0.05). SAÖ mean score of normal weight individuals was higher than obese individuals (p<0.05). In the research, a negative correlation was found between YFÖ-30 and OBKÖ (r = -0.180), positive correlation was found between YFÖ-30 and SAÖ (r = 0.281) (p <0.05). Conclusion: According to the results of the research, it was determined that there was a relation between the mindful eating of adolescents, and negative body talks and their health perceptions. Nutrition and awareness-based trainings should be given to students and families in order to obtain correct habits regarding health and nutrition and to increase mindful eating. Keywords: Nutrition, Adolescent Nutrition, Mindful Eating, Health Perception, Fat Talks