Prevalence of orthorexia nervosa and association with mental health among Palestinian physical education students - cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating disorders such as orthorexia nervosa (OrNe) are expected to be prevalent among athletes due to the pressure of high physical performance. Consequently, this will have an impact on their mental health. Therefore, this study aimed at evaluating the prevalence of OrNe among student athletes and its relationship with mental health.

Methods

A sample of 272 physical education students was randomly selected to participate in the study. The Arabic Teruel Orthorexia Scale (TOS) was used for OrNe assessment. Mental status was measured using the Arabic version of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12).

Results

The responses of 272 individuals aged 20.93 ± 3.26 were included in the final analysis. Males represented 45.6%; most of the participants were

SUBMITTER: Al-Amouri FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12548236 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature