Social jetlag, academic achievement and cognitive performance: Understanding gender/sex differences

Jun 11, 2015Chronobiology international

Social jetlag, school performance, and thinking skills: Differences between males and females

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Abstract

In a study of 796 adolescents aged 12-16, social jetlag (SJL) was negatively related to academic achievement and cognitive abilities.

  • Adolescents experience circadian misalignment, with undersleeping on weekdays and oversleeping on weekends.
  • Time spent in bed on weekdays was linked to academic achievement, while weekend sleep duration did not show a similar connection.
  • SJL was associated with lower academic performance and cognitive abilities, excluding vocabulary and verbal fluency.
  • Morningness-eveningness (M-E) was slightly positively related to academic achievement but marginally negatively related to inductive reasoning.
  • Girls appeared to be more adversely affected by SJL, showing a stronger negative relationship with cognitive abilities and GPA.

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