Author: Carskadon, M. A.; Vieira, C.; Acebo, C.
Description: Many teenagers go to bed and wake up significantly later than younger children, a developmental progression thought to reflect adolescent psychosocial processes. To determine whether biological processes may underlie a delay of phase preference in adolescents, 183 sixth-grade boys and 275 sixth-grade girls completed questionnaires for morningness/eveningness (M/E) and pubertal status. School environment and birth order were also evaluated. A significant relationship of pubertal status to M/E was found in girls, with a similar though nonsignificant trend in boys. No relationship between M/E and psychosocial factors was found. These data support involvement of a biological factor in the adolescent phase preference delay and indicate that our current understanding of adolescent sleep patterns may need revision.
Subject headings: Adolescent; Adolescent Behavior; Child; Circadian Rhythm; Female; Humans; Male; Puberty; Sleep; Surveys and Questionnaires; Wakefulness
Publication year: 1993
Journal or book title: Sleep
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Pages: 258-262
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