Relationships between chronotypes and affective temperaments in healthy young adults

Abstract Background Chronotype, an individual׳s preferred time for activity and sleep, has been known to be associated with affective disorders. Affective temperaments may be subclinical manifestations that represent a biological diathesis for affective disorders. Therefore, the aim of this study is...

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Published in:Journal of affective disorders 2015-04, Vol.175, p.256-259
Main Authors: Park, Chun Il, An, Suk Kyoon, Kim, Hae Won, Koh, Min Jung, Namkoong, Kee, Kang, Jee In, Kim, Se Joo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Affective temperaments
Anxiety - psychology
Chronotype
Circadian Rhythm
Evening-type
Female
Humans
Irritable Mood
Male
Morning-type
Personality Inventory
Psychiatry
Self Report
Temperament
TEMPS-A
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract Background Chronotype, an individual׳s preferred time for activity and sleep, has been known to be associated with affective disorders. Affective temperaments may be subclinical manifestations that represent a biological diathesis for affective disorders. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the relationships between circadian preferences and affective temperaments. Methods Six hundred and forty one healthy young adults (376 male, 265 female) completed the Korean Translation of Composite Scale of Morningness to measure diurnal preferences and the Temperament Scale of Memphis, Pisa, Paris and San Diego - Autoquestionnaire (TEMPS-A) to measure cyclothymic, depressive, hyperthymic, irritable, and anxious affective temperaments. Multivariate analyses of covariance were computed with the five affective temperaments as dependent variables, chronotype and gender as an independent variable, and age as a covariate. Results One hundred and sixteen subjects were classified as having morning-type (18.1%), 402 as intermediate-type (62.7%), and 123 as evening-type (19.2%) circadian preferences. Evening-type was significantly associated with greater depressive, cyclothymic, irritable, and anxious temperaments, while morning-type was significantly associated with hyperthymic temperament. Limitations The present study only used self-report questionnaires to measure diurnal preference. Conclusions Evening-type subjects were more likely to have depressive, cyclothymic, irritable and anxious temperaments, whereas morning-types were more likely to have hyperthymic temperament. This relationship between chronotype and affective temperament might be important for vulnerability to affective disorders.
ISSN:0165-0327
1573-2517
DOI:10.1016/j.jad.2015.01.004