Evening chronotype in high school students is linked with lower college GPA

Tuesday, June 9, 2009 - 05:56 in Psychology & Sociology

According to a research that will be presented today at SLEEP 2009, students who consider themselves to be evening types (that is someone who feels more alert and does their best work later in the day) have poorer sleep hygiene scores than morning and intermediate types. Sleep hygiene is the group of behaviours linked to good sleep and alertness. Examples include having a regular bedtime routine, a regular wake time, a regular bed time, and sleeping in a comfortable bed. The researchers found that this poor sleep hygiene was related to poorer academic performance and a decline in grade point average (GPA) during the transition from high school to college...

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