Evaluation of Aydın Adnan Menderes Faculty of Sports Sciences students in terms of eating attitude and chronotype

Aim: This research was conducted to evaluate students studying at Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Sport Sciences in terms of eating attitude and chronotype in the spring semester of 2020-2021 academic year. Materials and Methods: The research was carried out analytically - cross-sectionally, with 412 (n=202 female and n=210 male) students studying at Aydın Adnan Menderes University Faculty of Sport Sciences between December 2020 and August 2021. Data were collected by Eating Attitudes Test and Self-Assessment Form for Identifying Morning-Evening Types in Human Circadian Rhythm. Descriptive statistics, Independent Sample T Test, One Way Anova Test and Chi-square Test were used in the analysis of the data. Results: It was determined that 17% (n=70) of the students participating in the study were prone to eating disorders and 50,5% (n=208) were intermediate type in terms of chronotype. According to the chronotypes of the students, there was a statistically significant difference between the students in terms of eating attitudes (p<0,05); It was determined that the students most prone to eating disorders were students close to the morning type (39,0%) and intermediate type students (16,3%). Conclusion: In this study, it was concluded that there were students who were prone to eating disorders, that the chronotypes of a significant part of the students were intermediate type or close to morning person, and that the chronotypes of the students affected the frequency of eating disorders. Key words: Chronotype, Eating Attitude, Sport Sciences, Student.