Orthorexic Tendency in Light of Eating Disorder Attitudes, Social Media Addiction and Regular Sporting Among Young Hungarian Women

Figures & data

Table 1. Descriptive statistics (Mean, SD) for study variables by group categorization (N = 310).

Variables	Groups	Mean ± SD	^at-value^a (Cohen’s d)
Body Mass Index (range: 12.7-44.6)	ON risk group	23.12 ± 4.57	t = 3.45 (0.41)
	Non-risk group	21.45 ± 3.57	p < 0.01
EDI_drive for thinness (range: 7-42)	ON risk group	28.53 ± 9.12	t = 14.18 (1.82)
	Non-risk group	14.69 ± 5.65	p < 0.001
EDI_ineffectiveness (range: 8-46)	ON risk group	26.03 ± 8.68	t = 7.24 (0.71)
	Non-risk group	20.34 ± 7.26	p < 0.001
EDI_maturity fears (range: 8-48)	ON risk group	27.15 ± 8.13	t = 5.64 (0.47)
	Non-risk group	23.58 ± 6.89	p < 0.001
Social media addiction (range: 6- 30)	ON risk group	14.35 ± 5.45	t = 4.03 (0.40)
	Non-risk group	12.88 ± 5.07	p < 0.001
Proactive coping (range: 16-56)	ON risk group	40.85 ± 7.48	t = −3.67 (0.42)
	Non-risk group	43.71 ± 6.20	p < 0.001
	Groups	%	Pearson χ^2
Regular sporting (45.2%)	ON risk group	57.3	^bχ^2 = 11.12
	Non-risk group	37.8	p < 0.001

Note.

^a Student t-test.

^b Chi-square test. Group categorization was based on a cut-off score < 35 (ON risk group, n = 117; Non-risk group, n = 193).

Table 2. Pearson correlations for association between the study variables (N = 310).

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1. Orthorexic (ON) tendency	–	0.18*	0.71**	0.53**	0.41**	0.30**	−0.27**	0.22**
2. Body Mass Index (BMI)	–	–	0.21**	0.16*	0.04	0.05	−0.04	−0.10
3. EDI_drive for thinness	–	–	–	0.60**	0.39**	0.22**	−0.25**	0.17*
4. EDI_ ineffectiveness	-	-	-	-	0.55**	0.17*	−0.33**	0.07
5. EDI_ maturity fears	-	-	-	-	–	0.17*	−0.29**	0.08
6. Social media addiction	-	-	-	-	–	–	−0.30**	0.01
7. Proactive coping	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.15*
8. Regular sporting	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Note. Correlation coefficients (r).

* p < 0.01.

** p < 0.001.

Table 3. Multiple linear regression results with enter method for ON tendency among female young adults (N = 310).

Variables	B	SE	β	^aTolerance	^aVIF
Body Mass Index	0.08	0.06	0.05	0.93	1.08
Eating disorder attitudes
EDI_drive for thinness	0.42	0.04	0.54***	0.59	1.68
EDI_ ineffectiveness	0.12	0.06	0.11*	0.51	1.94
EDI_ maturity fears	0.11	0.06	0.09*	0.68	1.48
Psychological variables
Social media addiction	0.16	0.05	0.13*	0.89	1.13
Proactive coping	−0.05	0.04	−0.05	0.78	1.28
Regular sporting	1.77	0.54	0.13**	0.91	1.10
Constant	16.44***
R^2	0.57***
F value	56.96***

* p < 0.05.

** p < 0.01.

*** p < 0.001; one-tailed t-test.

Note. B = Unstandardized regression coefficient, SE = Standard Error, β = standardized regression coefficients.

^a Collinearity statistics (VIF = Variance Inflation Factor).