Associations among hedonic hunger, digital obesity, and type 2 diabetes self-management
Frontiers in Nutrition, cilt.13, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 13
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1825423
- Dergi Adı: Frontiers in Nutrition
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Anahtar Kelimeler: diabetes self-management, digital lifestyle, digital obesity, eating behavior, hedonic hunger, type 2 diabetes mellitus
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background – This study aimed to examine the mediating role of digital obesity in the association between hedonic hunger and type 2 diabetes self-management among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods – This cross-sectional study was conducted in Turkey between April 28 and August 1, 2025. Data were collected using an online questionnaire, and 400 adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus were recruited through snowball sampling. The questionnaire included the Personal Information Form, the Power of Food Scale, the Digital Obesity Scale, and the Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management Scale. Multiple regression analysis was used to examine the associations of hedonic hunger and digital obesity with type 2 diabetes self-management. The mediating role of digital obesity was assessed using Hayes’ PROCESS macro (Model 4) with bootstrapping. Results – Hedonic hunger was positively associated with digital obesity and negatively associated with type 2 diabetes self-management. Digital obesity was also negatively associated with type 2 diabetes self-management. Mediation analysis indicated that digital obesity significantly mediated the association between hedonic hunger and type 2 diabetes self-management. Conclusion – Hedonic hunger was negatively associated with type 2 diabetes self-management, and digital obesity partially mediated this relationship. These findings highlight the potential importance of addressing both psychological eating tendencies and digital lifestyle behaviors in strategies aimed at improving diabetes self-management.