Faculty of Health Sciences, Nursing Department, Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Tekirdağ, Turkey.
Faculty of Nursing, Public Health Department, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
Chronobiol Int. 2024 Apr;41(4):485-494. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2024.2315220. Epub 2024 Feb 14.
This study evaluates how food addiction is related to chronotype, social jetlag, and psychological pain. Of the participants ( = 1,035 university students), 16.6% had a morning chronotype, 25.1% had an evening chronotype, and 25.1% were clinically addicted to eating. The mean sleep durations for participants were 7.41 ± 2.18 h and 8.95 ± 3.0 h on weekdays and weekends, respectively. The mean misalignment time for social jetlag was 1.45 ± 1.5 h. Food addiction, psychological pain, and social jetlag levels were high among participants with the evening chronotype. The risk factors for food addiction included being female, having an evening chronotype, and having high body mass index levels and psychological pain. The total indirect effect of psychological pain and social jetlag on the relationship between chronotype and food addiction was 20.6%. However, the social jetlag effect is relatively minor compared to psychological pain. The significant conclusions of this study are as follows. Clinical food addiction is prevalent among students, and a strong direct correlation between chronotype and food addiction was observed. The study emphasizes the importance of being aware of chronotype and mental status in establishing a healthy diet and lifestyle.
这项研究评估了食物成瘾与昼夜类型、社交时差和心理痛苦之间的关系。在参与者中（ = 1035 名大学生），16.6%的人是晨型，25.1%的人是晚型，25.1%的人有临床进食成瘾。参与者在工作日和周末的平均睡眠时间分别为 7.41 ± 2.18 h 和 8.95 ± 3.0 h。社交时差的平均失调时间为 1.45 ± 1.5 h。晚型参与者的食物成瘾、心理痛苦和社交时差水平较高。女性、晚型和高体重指数水平和心理痛苦是食物成瘾的风险因素。心理痛苦和社交时差对昼夜类型和食物成瘾之间关系的总间接效应为 20.6%。然而，与心理痛苦相比，社交时差的影响相对较小。这项研究的重要结论如下。临床食物成瘾在学生中很普遍，并且观察到昼夜类型与食物成瘾之间存在很强的直接相关性。该研究强调了在建立健康饮食和生活方式时，注意昼夜类型和精神状态的重要性。
