What is it about?
People with their diurnal preference towards eveningness had more frequently three or more lifetime mental disorders, more sleeping problems, more seasonal variation in mood and behavior, and more burnout, as compared with those with their diurnal preference towards morningness.
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Why is it important?
This is the first report to show that “night owls” have the increased odds for burnout.
Perspectives
Earlier studies have suggested that the preference to schedule the daily activities towards the evening hours predisposes to a range of health hazards. Concerning this topic, representative population-based studies on young adults are still few and therefore relevant. Please read it through this eprint link: http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XNmITsFsA9GaauphuGzr/full
Professor Timo Partonen
National Institute for Health and Welfare
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This page is a summary of: Eveningness relates to burnout and seasonal sleep and mood problems among young adults, Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, June 2015, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.3109/08039488.2015.1053519.
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