The relationship between night eating symptoms and disordered eating attitudes via insomnia and chronotype differences

Of the 383 university students, insomnia and night eating scores varied statistically according to chronotype, with both being associated with the evening type.

• Chronotype influences sleep and eating behaviors, particularly in university students.
• Participants with an evening chronotype exhibited higher scores for insomnia and night eating symptoms.
• Night eating symptoms may directly affect differences in chronotype and insomnia.
• Increased insomnia scores could indirectly relate to disordered eating attitudes.
• Night eating syndrome may reflect a misalignment of food intake and contribute to delayed sleep phase.

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