@article{Anjum_Jahangir_2020, title={FAST FOOD ADDICTION, BODY ESTEEM AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS}, volume={70}, url={https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/5104}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To determine whether fast food addiction correlate with body esteem and psychological well-being among university students.</p> <p><strong>Study Design:</strong> Cross sectional analytical study.</p> <p><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong> University of Lahore, Superior University and Comsats University of Lahore, from Jan to May 2019.</p> <p><strong> Methodology:</strong> Two hundred students of BS and M.Sc were included through purposive sampling. Only those students were included who were using fast food on regular basis (1 to 3 times per day). Participants diagnosed or under treatment of any clinical problem were not included in the study. Sample size was calculated by the software G-Power (version 3.1.9.2). Food addiction was assessed using Yale Food Addiction Scale. Body esteem was measured using Franzoi Body Esteem Questionnaire and psychological well-being was assessed using Ryff Psychological Well-being Scale.</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> There were more participants who were using fast food one time (per day) 35 (17.5%), two times 84 (42%) and three times 81 (40.5%). Students who were using fast food addiction had low level of psychological well being and low level of body esteem. However, Body esteem and psychological well-being were significantly positively correlated. Fast food addicted girls had significant lower level of body esteem and psychological well being than fast food addicted boys.</p> <p><strong> Conclusion:</strong> The use of food addiction resulted in low level of body esteem and low psychological well being. A definitive negative correlation was found in fast food addiction with body-esteem and psychological well-being among university students.</p>}, number={4}, journal={Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal}, author={Anjum, Ambreen and Jahangir, Iram}, year={2020}, month={Aug.}, pages={1114–18} }