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Objective: This study was conducted to examine the relationship among depressive symptoms, loneliness and eating attitudes in university students together with sociodemographic characteristics. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 2600 students from Erzincan University. Data were collected by a descriptive form, Beck Depression Inventory, The UCLA Loneliness Scale and Eating Attitudes Test-40. For data analysis,, Pearson’s Correlation Analysis, Student t-test, Mann Whitney-U Test, Kruskall Wallis variance test and one way ANOVA were used besides percentages, minimum and maximum values, mean, standard deviations. Results: The mean UCLA Loneliness Scale score of all students was 39.3±9.5. The prevalence was 32.8% for the depressive symptoms and 8.5% for the possible eating disorder. There was a very weak-positive relationship between the Beck Depression Inventory and UCLA Loneliness Scale, also there was a weak positive relationship between the Beck Depression Inventory and Eating Attitudes Test-40, average score (p<0.05), On the other hand there was not a relationship between UCLA Loneliness Scale and Eating Attitudes Test-40 (p>0.05). Gender was detected not to be effective on the risk of depressive symptoms and possible eating disorder scores. Males were more alone, females were underweight and normal weight, while males were overweight and obese. Conclusion: The present study has revealed that students experienced loneliness on a moderate level, the depressive symptom and possible eating disorder were widespread. It was also found that loneliness perception is a risk factor for depressive symptom and depressive symptom is a determinant factor for possible eating disorder. Health professionals should provide mental care to the students for depression, loneliness and eating disorders through, mental education, psychological counseling, and evidence-based guidance,and also they should develop effective strategies for good mental health literacy, for protection and improvement of mental health.
Objective: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between depressive symptoms, loneliness and eating attitudes in university students together with sociodemographic characteristics. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 2600 students from Erzincan University. Data were collected by a descriptive form, Beck Depression Inventory, The UCLA Loneliness Scale and Eating Attitudes Test-40. For data analysis, Pearson's Correlation Analysis, Student t-test, Mann Whitney-U Test, Kruskall Wallis variance test and one way ANOVA were used besides percentages, minimum and maximum values, average, standard deviations. Results: The average UCLA Loneliness Scale score of all students was 39.3±9.5. The prevalence was 32.8% for the depressive symptoms and 8. 5% for the possible eating disorder. There was a very weak-positive relationship between the Beck Depression Inventory and UCLA Loneliness Scale, also there was a weak positive relationship between the Beck Depression Inventory and Eating Attitudes Test-40, average score (p<0.05), On the other hand there was no relationship between the UCLA Loneliness Scale and Eating Attitudes Test-40 (p>0.05). Gender was detected not to be effective on the risk of depressive symptoms and possible eating disorder scores. Males were more alone, females were underweight and normal weight, while males were overweight and obese. The present study has revealed that students experienced loneliness at a moderate level, the depressive symptoms and possible eating disorders were widespread. It was also found that loneliness perception is a risk factor for depressive symptoms and depressive symptoms is a determinant factor for possible eating disorders. Health professionals should provide mental care to the students for depression, loneliness and eating disorders through, mental education, psychological counseling, and evidence-based guidance, and also they should develop effective strategies for good mental health literacy, for protection and improvement of mental health.
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