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Is the Fixation on “Healthy” Unhealthy? A Study on Orthorexia Nervosa

Robinson, Kelsey M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1315880914

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2011, BA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
This research was a comprehensive examination of the characteristics that may constitute the proposed disorder “orthorexia nervosa,” a pattern of disordered eating fixating on the consumption of healthy foods. Orthorexia nervosa does not have an extensive research base at this time, as it was only defined within the last decade. This research utilized various self-report questionnaires drawn from other studies centering on food and obsessive-compulsive characteristics, including the Orthorexia Screen created for the present study; a Three-Day Food Recall; the Healthy Eating Index; the Food Evaluation Questionnaire; the ORTO-15; an adaptation of questions from the Florida Obsessive- Compulsive Inventory; and a survey accounting for other dietary needs. Results of the present study showed that compared to individuals in the control group (n = 20), individuals in the orthorexia group (n = 29) exhibited a significant fixation with thoughts and behaviors about food, as well as distress over these thoughts and behaviors; consumed less meat, fat, and saturated fat; and had a significantly greater susceptibility to ON. Future research should examine this pattern of eating further, particularly in different cultural contexts.
Janis Crowther (Advisor)
Clinical Psychology; Health; Mental Health; Nutrition; Psychology
orthorexia; orthorexia nervosa; eating disorder; ednos; ocd; obsessive compulsive; healthy eating; Donini; Bratman

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  • Robinson, K. M. (2011). Is the Fixation on “Healthy” Unhealthy? A Study on Orthorexia Nervosa [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1315880914

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Robinson, Kelsey. Is the Fixation on “Healthy” Unhealthy? A Study on Orthorexia Nervosa. 2011. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1315880914.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Robinson, Kelsey. "Is the Fixation on “Healthy” Unhealthy? A Study on Orthorexia Nervosa." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1315880914

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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