Exploring the Moderating Role of Mindfulness, Mindful Eating, and Self-compassion on the Relationship Between Eating-disordered Quality of Life and Orthorexia Nervosa

Overview

Journal Eat Weight Disord

Publisher Springer

Date 2023 Feb 22

PMID 36808014

Authors

Eliza Kalika

Misba Hussain

Helen Egan

Michail Mantzios

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Abstract

Orthorexia nervosa (ON) is characterised by an obsessive focus on healthy eating, following restrictive dietary practices and dietary restrictions escalating over time. The aim of this study was to explore mindfulness, mindful eating, self-compassion and quality of life in a female population. Two hundred eighty-eight participants completed Orthorexia, Self-Compassion, Mindful eating, Mindfulness and Eating Disorder Quality of Life scales. The results indicated that there was a negative relationship between ON and mindfulness, self-compassion and mindful eating. Furthermore, the present study found a positive relationship between lower quality of life and ON, while findings indicated that self-compassion and the awareness facet of mindfulness moderated the relationship between ON and QOL. The present results contribute to a better understanding of orthorexic eating behaviours in a female population, and identify the moderating capacity of self-compassion and mindfulness. Further implications and future directions are discussed.Level of evidence Level V, cross-sectional descriptive study.

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