Evaluation of Eating Behavior in Adolescents

Objective: This study aimed to examine eating behaviors and related factors in adolescents. Materials and Methods: The population of the research, planned as a cross-sectional descriptive type, consists of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18. The sample of the study was 506 adolescents reached using the snowball sampling strategy. Research data were collected online using the Sociodemographic and Behavioral Data Form and Eating Behavior Scale. Result: The average age of the participants is 17.38±0.13, and the average of the Eating Behavior Scale is 255.33±2.57. A significant difference was found between father's education (p=0.021), family attitude (p=0.015), number of meals (p=0.001) and screen time (p=0.005) and Eating Behavior Scale score. A significant difference was detected between the scale score and characteristics such as eating habits at night, dieting, using food supplements, doing sports, having a special friend of the opposite sex, and having knowledge about eating disorders (p