Determining the Correlation between Alexithymia, Intuitive Eating and Physical Activity Self-Worth in Woman: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Objective: This study revealed the relationship of alexithymia with physical activity, self-worth, and intuitive eating in women. Method: The study was completed with 573 women referred to a family health center in eastern Turkey between June 2021 and June 2022 and agreed to participate. SPSS 25 was used to analyze the data. Results: The total mean score of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale of the women in the study was 76.53±11.68, while their mean physical activity self-worth inventory was 82.74±9.63, and they mean the intuitive eating scale total score was 45.37±.8.22. A negative and significant correlation was found between the alexithymia levels of the women included in the study and intuitive eating. In contrast, a positive correlation was found between their alexithymia levels and physical activity self-worth. As a result of multiple linear regression analysis, it was found that the Intuitive Eating Scale and the Women’s Physical Activity Self-Worth Inventory had a moderately significant relationship with alexithymia (R=0.64, R2=0.41, p

Keywords

• alexihymia
• intuitive eating
• physical activity
• alexithymia in women
• aleksitimi
• fiziksel aktivite
• kadın
• sezgisel yeme