The silent burden of academia: relationships among work-related stress, chronotype, fatigue, and mindful eating

Background Academics are a professional group chronically exposed to multidimensional sources of stress, such as long working hours, publication pressure, career uncertainty, work-life imbalance, and workplace bullying. This study was conducted to examine the relationships among chronotype, occupational stress, fatigue, and mindful eating among academics. Method The study was conducted on a total of 506 faculty members—200 men and 306 women, aged 25–65—who voluntarily agreed to participate. Participants completed a questionnaire covering demographic characteristics and dietary habits, along wi