Morningness-eveningness and anxiety among adults: A matter of sex/gender?

People’s health and well-being may be determined by the interaction of endogenous and external rhythms. Late chronotypes should become anxious because of the demand to perform tasks in a society oriented preferentially to morning work. In this study, we examined the relationship between morningness...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2008-04, Vol.44 (6), p.1391-1401
Main Authors: Díaz-Morales, Juan Francisco, Pilar Sánchez-López, M a.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Biological and medical sciences
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender
Morningness–eveningness
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex
Sexuality. Sexual behavior
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Summary:People’s health and well-being may be determined by the interaction of endogenous and external rhythms. Late chronotypes should become anxious because of the demand to perform tasks in a society oriented preferentially to morning work. In this study, we examined the relationship between morningness and anxiety in 559 adults (age range 40–63 years) from rural environments who completed morningness–eveningness and anxiety measures. Results indicated a negative correlation between morningness and anxiety in women, but not in men, suggesting the relevance of gender-related variables. When demographic characteristics were considered, women’s anxiety was predicted by low educational level and eveningness, whereas men’s anxiety was predicted by being single, having children, being unemployed, and eveningness. Some hypotheses of gender-related social roles are postulated as a possible explanation of the results.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2007.12.007