INVESTIGATION OF THE DISEASE-AFFECTING FACTORS IN ADOLESCENTS WITH EATING DISORDERS

Authors : Sema Bayraktar, Özlem Şensoy, Murat Coşkun, Ayfer Aydın, Ali Karayağmurlu, Gökçe Güldiken, Yahya Esad Özdemir, Emine Ulutaş

Pages : 230-236

Doi:10.34108/eujhs.1550532

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Publication Date : 2025-08-15

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study was designed to investigate peer bullying, psychological issues, and dissociative behavior, which are some of the factors that may influence the condition in adolescents with eating disorders. The study consists of persons diagnosed with eating disorders (ED) (n:29) and undiagnosed adolescents (n:52). In collecting the data, the sociodemographic characteristics form, the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-40) scale, the Peer Bullying Identification Scale, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), and the Adolescent Dissociative Experiences Scale (ADES) were used to provide extensive literature support for the field. Eighty percent of the ED group had anorexia, while twenty percent had bulimia. The eating attitudes of adolescents in the ED group were substantially higher than those in the control group (Z:-3.947, p<0.05). At the same time, the differences in the victim and bully sub-dimensions of the peer bullying identification scale were not statistically significant (p>0.05). The EAT-40 showed a strong positive correlation with the total score of the SDQ and the SDQ-Peer sub-dimension (r:0.700, r:0.642, p<0.01). A substantial correlation was also found between the EAT-40 and the total score of the ADES (r=0.442, p<0.05), although no strong correlation with peer bullying was established. This study highlights the impact of dissociative experiences and behavioral and emotional problems on eating attitudes in adolescents. Factors influencing the severity of the disorder should be considered in the ED treatment. These factors should be considered when establishing treatment protocols for adolescents with eating disorders. Furthermore, health professionals should engage in the treatment by offering awareness training to families.
Keywords : Adölesanlar, yeme bozukluğu, duygusal sorunlar, akran zorbalığı.

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