Associations Between Chronotypes, Psychopathology, and Personality Among Incoming College Students

Among 2919 incoming undergraduate students, the evening chronotype is associated with higher scores on various psychopathology measures compared to morning and intermediate types.

• The evening type in males exhibited higher scores on most psychopathology scales, with the exception of phobic anxiety.
• For females, the evening type had elevated scores across all psychopathology measures, except in obsession/compulsion and phobic anxiety, where it only scored higher than the intermediate type.
• Both sexes with an evening chronotype demonstrated higher novelty seeking, harm avoidance, and neurotic traits compared to morning types.
• Evening types scored lower in extraversion and social desirability compared to morning types.
• In reward dependence, evening males scored the lowest, while no significant differences were found for females.

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