RT Journal Article
T1 Morningness-eveningness and anxiety among adults: a matter of sex/gender?
A1 Díaz Morales, Juan Francisco
A1 Sánchez López, María Pilar
AB 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.
PB Elsevier
SN 0191-8869
YR 2008
FD 2008
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51537
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/51537
LA eng
NO Grant of Research Groups Consolidation Program of Complutense University (Morningness-eveningness, lifespan and health: relevance of demographic variables
DS Docta Complutense
RD 9 ago 2024