Wiktoria Staśkiewicz-Bartecka1,*, Samet Aktaş2, Grzegorz Zydek3, Marek Kardas1, Oskar Kowalski4
International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.27, No.5, pp. 649-665, 2025, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2025.064543
- 05 June 2025
Abstract Background: In light of growing concern over eating disorders among young athletes amid cultural and social pressures, this study aimed to assess the prevalence of orthorexia nervosa (ON) risk and evaluate body image perception and its predictive factors among young football players from Poland and Türkiye. Methods: The study involved 171 players aged 15–18 years, recruited from football academies in Poland and Türkiye. The Polish and Turkish versions of the Body-Esteem Scale for Adolescents and Adults (BESAA) were administered to assess body image perception, while the Düsseldorf Orthorexia Scale (DOS) was used to measure ON… More >
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