ArticleBMC psychiatry2022
The role of dieting, psychopathological characteristics and maladaptive personality traits in Orthorexia Nervosa.
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- Is dieting a double-edged sword? Orthorexia in celiac disease.BMC psychiatry · 2026Article
- Pathological Eating Patterns in Adults Displaying Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: A Scoping Review.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
- Systemic lupus erythematosus is associated with an increased risk for orthorexia nervosa: a cross-sectional study.Rheumatology international · 2026Article
- Exploration of the Mediating Role of Self-Compassion and Mindfulness on Orthorexia Nervosa and Perfectionism.Psychological reports · 2026Article
- Relationships among nutrition knowledge level, healthy eating obsessions, body image, and social media usage in females: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- What is more likely in orthorexia nervosa: perfectionism or OC symptoms? A bayesian method in clinical and non-clinical samples.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Perfectionism or Perfectionisms in Orthorexia Nervosa.Nutrients · 2023Article
- The factors associated with orthorexia nervosa in type 2 diabetes and their effect on diabetes self-management scores.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPursuing a healthy diet is not a dysfunctional behavior, but dieting could be an important etiological factor for Orthorexia Nervosa (ON). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of diet in groups with high/low orthorexic tendencies. Moreover, some psychopathological characteristics associated with ON and maladaptive personality traits were investigated.
methodsThe sample consisted of three groups: two were on a diet and had high (HIGH-D; n = 52) or low (LOW-D; n = 41) orthorexic tendencies. The other was composed of people with high orthorexic tendencies not on a diet (HIGH; n = 40). Participants filled out self-report questionnaires to investigate orthorexic tendencies, eating disorders features, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, perfectionism, depressive/anxious symptomatology, and maladaptive personality traits.
resultsThe HIGH-D group showed more orthorexic tendencies than the HIGH group. More maladaptive personality traits and anxiety symptoms have been highlighted in HIGH and HIGH-D groups. The HIGH group had more eating disorder characteristics than other groups. Only the HIGH-D group showed more depressive symptoms than the LOW-D group.
conclusionsThe features of HIGH and LOW-D groups suggest that diet alone could not explain ON, even if it could be a possible factor related to ON. Therefore, people with high orthorexic tendencies, psychopathological features, and maladaptive personality traits could be in a prodromic condition for disordered eating habits and deserve clinical attention.
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