ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025
Orthorexia Nervosa and Its Associations with Novel Foods and Body Image Concerns.
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- A COSMIN-based systematic review of the measurement properties of cross-cultural versions of the orthorexia nervosa inventory.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- Adaptation of the orthorexia beliefs scale into Turkish: a validity and reliability study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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Abstract
Research on food-related behaviors has increasingly focused on orthorexia nervosa, but the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood, especially with the rise of new types of healthy foods. This study examines the associations between orthorexic tendencies, as measured by the Orthorexia Nervosa Inventory and ORTO-R, and scores on the Food Neophobias Scale, attitudes toward novel foods, body shape concerns, as assessed by the Body Shape Questionnaire, and drive for muscularity, training adherence, and anabolic steroid use, as measured by the Drive for Muscularity Scale. A total of 306 participants (68.3% female; Mage = 35.4 years, SD = 13.7), who were at least 18 old and fluent in Italian, took part in an online, anonymous data collection. The results revealed mixed associations between ON and the perceived attractiveness or intention to consume novel foods. In contrast, no relationship was found between orthorexia and food neophobia. Additionally, orthorexic dimensions were correlated with greater body shape dissatisfaction (r-scores ranging from 0.44 to 0.52,
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