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Investigating the Relationship Between Mindful Eating, Body Image Concerns and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors as Predictors of Orthorexia Nervosa in the General Female Population
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Zakiyeh Naderi Beni   , Fatemeh Eslami Nejad * , Soodabeh Bassak Nejad |
| Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Education and psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran |
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The research study examined how mindful eating and body image problems and obsessive-compulsive symptoms interact to predict orthorexia nervosa in women from the general population. The study applied a descriptive-correlational research method to its applied research work. The research study examined women who resided in Ahvaz City and reached the age of 18 years as its total research population for the year 2025. The study selected 427 participants through a convenience sampling method to form its study sample. The study used four measurement tools which included the Orthorexia Nervosa Questionnaire (ORTO-15) and the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) and the Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI) and the Revised Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory (OCI-R). The researchers used Pearson correlation coefficients and regression analysis to analyze the data they collected. The researchers performed data analysis through SPSS version 26. The findings showed that mindful eating had a significant negative relationship with orthorexia nervosa The study found that body image concerns and obsessive-compulsive components which include washing and checking and ordering and obsessing and hoarding and neutralizing showed a strong positive connection to orthorexia nervosa. The regression analysis results demonstrated that the research variables could account for 68% of the orthorexia nervosa variance. The current study results demonstrate that mindful eating and body image concerns and obsessive-compulsive behaviors have a significant impact on predicting orthorexia nervosa. The development and persistence of orthorexic tendencies stem from disturbances in mindful eating and increased body image concerns and heightened obsessive-compulsive behaviors. |
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| Keywords: mindful eating, body image concerns, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, orthorexia nervosa. |
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Received: 2025/11/21 | Revised: 2026/02/1 | Accepted: 2026/02/8 | Published: 2026/03/2
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Naderi Beni Z, Eslami Nejad F, Bassak Nejad S. Investigating the Relationship Between Mindful Eating, Body Image Concerns and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors as Predictors of Orthorexia Nervosa in the General Female Population. ijpb 2025; 19 (1) :97-119 URL: http://ijpb.ir/article-1-642-en.html
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