Effect of Emotional State on Nutrition Behavior in Working and Non-Working Women Living in Manavgat District

Abstract

Background/Objectives: The aim of this study is to evaluate whether there is the relationship between these cases by comparing moods like depression, stress, anxiety, nutrition behaviors, food preferences and anthropometric measurements of working and non-working women living in Manavgat district.

Materials/Methods:

This study is a cross-sectional analytical study. G* Power 3.1.3 package program was used to determine the number of working and non-working women to participate in the study. The interviews were conducted with working and non-working women between 25-45 years of age living in Manavgat. The study was conducted with a total of 210 women, 105 working and 105 non-working. It was completed within 6 months after the approval of the Ethics Committee dated 31/03/2017 and numbered KA17 / 76 by Baskent University Clinical Research Ethics Committee. Demographic characteristics, anthropometric measurements, 24-hour retrospective food consumption records, depression, anxiety, stress levels (Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale (DASO) and feeding behaviors (Revised Three Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R18) were evaluated. Body weight (kg), height (cm), waist and hip circumference (cm) measurements of the subjects were taken by the researcher and waist / hip ratio, body mass index (BMI) (kg /m(2)) were calculated. In order to assess the nutritional status of the participants, the nutrient consumption recording form (ANNEX-4) was completed by using the food and food photo catalog by asking individuals the type and amount of all food and beverages they had consumed in the last 24 hours using the reminder method. SPSS 21 (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) program was used for statistical analysis. while evaluating the data obtained in the research, Qualitative variables were expressed as number (S) and percentage (%), and quantitative variables were expressed as mean, standard deviation (SD), lower and upper values. The suitability of the variables to normal distribution was examined using Kolmogorov-Smirnov / Shapiro-Wilk Tests.. Ear Spearman Correlation Test "was used to examine the statistical relationships between the variables that were not found to fit the normal distribution.

Results: The difference between stress, anxiety and cognitive restriction scores of working and non-working women was statistically significant (p <0.05). A statistically significant difference was found between BMI and uncontrolled eating and cognitive restriction scores in both working and non-working women. Uncontrolled eating, cognitive restriction and emotional eating were found to be correlated with energy, protein, carbohydrate and fat (p <0.05). It also differs in working and non-working women.

Conclusions: These findings showed that negative moods of working and non-working women have been found to have adverse effects on their nutrition behaviors.