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Objective <p>This study aimed to examine the associations between psychological factors, eating attitudes, and mindful eating among undergraduate health sciences students.</p> Methods <p>A cross-sectional correlational design was employed with 468 university students. Data were collected using validated self-report instruments, including the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Mindful Eating Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Psychological Well-Being Scale–Short Form. Descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation analyses, and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted using SPSS 25.0.</p> Results <p>Significant positive correlations were found between mindful eating and psychological well-being (<i>r</i> = .298, <i>p</i> &lt; .001) and mindfulness (<i>r</i> = .266, <i>p</i> &lt; .001). Mindfulness was also positively associated with psychological well-being (<i>r</i> = .283, <i>p</i> &lt; .001). A strong negative correlation was observed between psychological well-being and self-esteem (<i>r</i> = − .795, <i>p</i> &lt; .001), while weak negative correlations were identified between self-esteem and both mindful eating (<i>r</i> = − .219, <i>p</i> &lt; .001) and mindfulness (<i>r</i> = − .252, <i>p</i> &lt; .001). In regression analyses, the overall model was statistically significant and explained a small but meaningful proportion of the variance in mindful eating (R² = 0.104, <i>p</i> &lt; .001). Emotional eating related variables and body perception accounted for additional variance in mindful eating (R² = 0.047, <i>p</i> &lt; .001).</p> Conclusion <p>Mindfulness and psychological well-being were significantly associated with mindful eating, whereas self-esteem was not independently associated with mindful eating in the regression model. These findings suggest the potential importance of incorporating mindfulness- and emotion-focused components into interventions targeting eating behaviors among health sciences students.</p>

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Psychological correlates of mindful eating: the role of mindfulness and eating behaviors among health sciences students

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    2026年6月1日

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  • Tuğba Sarı,
  • İrem Çağla Özel,
  • Hatice Pars

摘要

Objective

This study aimed to examine the associations between psychological factors, eating attitudes, and mindful eating among undergraduate health sciences students.

Methods

A cross-sectional correlational design was employed with 468 university students. Data were collected using validated self-report instruments, including the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Mindful Eating Questionnaire, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, and Psychological Well-Being Scale–Short Form. Descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation analyses, and multiple linear regression analyses were conducted using SPSS 25.0.

Results

Significant positive correlations were found between mindful eating and psychological well-being (r = .298, p < .001) and mindfulness (r = .266, p < .001). Mindfulness was also positively associated with psychological well-being (r = .283, p < .001). A strong negative correlation was observed between psychological well-being and self-esteem (r = − .795, p < .001), while weak negative correlations were identified between self-esteem and both mindful eating (r = − .219, p < .001) and mindfulness (r = − .252, p < .001). In regression analyses, the overall model was statistically significant and explained a small but meaningful proportion of the variance in mindful eating (R² = 0.104, p < .001). Emotional eating related variables and body perception accounted for additional variance in mindful eating (R² = 0.047, p < .001).

Conclusion

Mindfulness and psychological well-being were significantly associated with mindful eating, whereas self-esteem was not independently associated with mindful eating in the regression model. These findings suggest the potential importance of incorporating mindfulness- and emotion-focused components into interventions targeting eating behaviors among health sciences students.