This study aims to investigate the relationship of the automatic thoughts, eating attitudes, body mass index and socio-demographic attributes of women between the ages of 18-55 years. The universe of the study consisted of 356 women. The data were collected using a demographic information form, automatic thoughts scale and eating attitude test. The results show indicated that automatic thoughts increased as body mass index increased; and eating attitude increased as negative thoughts increased. The sense of inadequacy and negative self-respect scores of unemployed women were higher than those of employed women. Also, it was concluded that childless women felt more helpless and inadequate than women with a child. The results indicated that single women felt more helpless than married women; the total score of the automatic thought decreased as education level increased; the scores of help...

This study aims to investigate the relationship of the automatic thoughts, eating attitudes, body mass index and socio-demographic attributes of women between the ages of 18-55 years. The universe of the study consisted of 356 women. The data were collected using a demographic information form, automatic thoughts scale and eating attitude test. The results show indicated that automatic thoughts increased as body mass index increased; and eating attitude increased as negative thoughts increased. The sense of inadequacy and negative self-respect scores of unemployed women were higher than those of employed women. Also, it was concluded that childless women felt more helpless and inadequate than women with a child. The results indicated that single women felt more helpless than married women; the total score of the automatic thought decreased as education level increased; the scores of help...