What Is the Relationship between Chronotype and Disordered Eating in Adolescents? The EHDLA Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence assessing the relationship between chronotype and disordered eating in adolescents is scarce. The current study tried to evaluate the association between chronotype and disordered eating in a sample of Spanish adolescents.

Methods

This secondary cross-sectional study analyzed data from the Eating Healthy and Daily Life Activities (EHDLA) study. The sample consisted of 703 adolescents (56.3% girls) aged between 12 and 17 years from the Valle de Ricote (Region of Murcia, Spain). Chronotype was assessed using the Morningness/Eveningness Scale in Children (MESC). Disordered eating was evaluated by two psychologists using the Sick, Control, One, Fat, and Food (SCOFF) questionnaire.

Results

Adolescents with an eveningness chronotype showed a highe

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Gil JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11357602 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature