Ortoreksija med mladimi odraslimi v Sloveniji

Robič, Adriana (author), Rotovnik Kozjek, Nada (mentor), Battelino, Urška (comentor)

Namen raziskave je bil ugotoviti pojavnost ortoreksije nervoze (ON) med mladimi odraslimi v Sloveniji ter povezavo med ON in psihološkimi dejavniki, kot so perfekcionizem, obsesivno-kompulzivna motnja (OKM) in odvisnost od telesne aktivnosti. V raziskavi je sodelovalo 107 oseb, starih med 18 in 30 let, ki so izpolnile spletni vprašalnik, sestavljen iz validiranih lestvic ORTO-15, IPAQ, Y-BOCS in MPS. Povprečni rezultat ORTO-15 je znašal 36,78 točk, 19 anketirancev (20,3 %) pa je doseglo mejno vrednost za ortoreksijo (≥40 točk). Med diagnosticiranimi osebami je bilo 57,9% študentov in 42,1% zaposlenih, noben pa ni bil dijak ali brezposeln. Prav tako je bilo med osebami z ortoreksijo 94,7% žensk. Statistično pomembna povezava je bila potrjena med ortoreksijo in prisotnostjo perfekcionizma, medtem ko povezave z OKM nismo mogli potrditi (p = 0,197). Večina posameznikov z ortoreksijo (76,5 %) je bila telesno aktivna, vendar povezava med ON in stopnjo aktivnosti ni bila statistično pomembna (p = 0,480). Prav tako 78,9 % posameznikov z ON ni bilo vključenih v nobeno obliko zdravljenja, noben pa se svoje diagnoze ON ne zaveda. Rezultati torej potrjujejo, da je ON prisotna med mladimi odraslimi, predvsem ženskami, in da je pogosto povezana s psihološkimi dejavniki, zlasti s perfekcionizmom in OKM, ob hkrati nizki ravni zavedanja in vključenosti v proces zdravljenja.

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: ortoreksija, perfekcionizem, motnje hranjenja, obsesivno kompulzivna motnja
• Work type: Master's thesis/paper
• Typology: 2.09 - Master's Thesis
• Organization: BF - Biotechnical Faculty
• Publisher: [A. Robič]
• Year: 2025
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-171089
• UDC: 616.89-008.441.1:613.2(497.4)
• COBISS.SI-ID: 244771331
• Publication date in RUL: 02.08.2025

Secondary language

• Language: English
• Title: Orthorexia among young adults in Slovenia

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the incidence of orthorexia nervosa (ON) among young adults in Slovenia and the connection between ON and psychological factors such as perfectionism, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and physical activity addiction. The study involved 107 participants aged 18 to 30 years, who completed an online questionnaire consisting of the validated scales ORTO-15, IPAQ, Y-BOCS and MPS. The average ORTO-15 score was 36.78 points, and 19 participants (20.3%) reached the threshold value for orthorexia (≥40 points). Among the diagnosed individuals, 57.9% were students and 42.1% were employed, while none of them were students or unemployed. Also, 94.7% of people with orthorexia were women. A statistically significant association was confirmed with orthorexia and the presence of perfectionism, while the association with OCD could not be confirmed (p = 0.197). Most individuals with orthorexia (76.5%) were physically active, but the association between ON and activity was not statistically significant (p = 0.480). Also, 78.9% of individuals with ON were not included in any form of treatment, and none of them were aware of their ON diagnosis. The results therefore confirm that ON is present among young adults, especially women, and that it is often associated with psychological factors, especially perfectionism and OCD, with a simultaneous low level of awareness and involvement in the treatment process.

• Keywords: orthorexia, perfectionism, eating disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder