Consequences of adolescent's evening preference on psychological functioning: a review

This review provides an overview of the role of circadian preference in psychological functioning of adolescents taking into account their shift to eveningness during this stage of life. After a brief explanation about morningness/eveningness and other terms related, an overview of the changes that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Díaz Morales, Juan Francisco, Escribano Barreno, Cristina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/34824
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34824
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:159.922
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Evening preference
School achievement
Adolescence
Social jet-lag
Synchrony effect
Time-of-day
Psicología diferencial
Aptitudes e inteligencia (Psicología)
Personalidad
6105.01 Psicología Diferencial
6111 Personalidad
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Sumario:This review provides an overview of the role of circadian preference in psychological functioning of adolescents taking into account their shift to eveningness during this stage of life. After a brief explanation about morningness/eveningness and other terms related, an overview of the changes that occur on three of the most important areas in the adolescent‟s life is presented: school performance, personality styles, and health. Consequences of evening preference on school achievement are considered from the analysis of the relevance of sleep debt and time-of-day in cognition and mood aspects. In general, students who are able to choose activity times coinciding with their preferred times may have a greater opportunity to optimize their performance. The personality styles and health of morning and evening types are also important factors related to school and family adaptation. At last, some recommendations and conclusions in order to promote a healthy psychological functioning are described.