Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.21860/j.17.1.9
Dietary habits and mental health among students at the University of Sarajevo
Amela Salihović
orcid.org/0000-0002-5579-4472
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Arzija Pašalić
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Suada Branković
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Vedran Đido
orcid.org/0000-0002-7277-9952
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Jasmina Mahmutović
orcid.org/0000-0002-0362-2660
; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
* Dopisni autor.
Sažetak
Proper nutrition plays an important role in shaping our thinking and behaviour, and influences how food intake affects our emotions. The aim of the work was to assess the dietary habits and mental health of students. The study is a quantitative, cross-sectional research with observational-analytical methods. Students were selected using the convenience sampling method. Out of the total number of participants who participated in the study N=805. More frequent consumption of cakes/biscuits, fresh fruits, salad/raw vegetables, lemonade/soft drinks, meat/sausages and fish/seafood positively correlates with positive mental health. The development of the participants’ sense of coherence directly positively correlates with more frequent consumption of fresh fruit, lemonade/soft drinks and meat/sausages. Participants who consume fresh fruit, salad/raw vegetable, and lemonade/soft drinks less frequently perceive higher levels of stress. Frequent consumption of lemonade/soft drinks is negatively associated with anxiety, and along with meat/sausages, with depressive symptoms. Mental health correlates with the food categories cakes/biscuits, fresh fruit, salad/raw vegetable, lemonade/soft drinks, meat/sausages, fish/seafood, and fast/canned food.
Ključne riječi
mental health; dietary habits; proper nutrition; positive mental health
Hrčak ID:
348920
URI
Datum izdavanja:
26.6.2026.
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