Development of morning-eveningness in adolescence: implications for brain development and psychopathology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Morning-evening preference is defined as an individual's preference for a morning- or evening-oriented rhythm. Across adolescence, a preference for eveningness becomes more predominant. Although eveningness is cross-sectionally associated with internalizing and externalizing psychopathology, few studies have examined developmental changes in eveningness and its potential biological substrates. Here, we investigated the longitudinal relationships among the trajectory of eveningness preference, internalizing and externalizing psychopathology and white matter development, across adolescence.

Methods

Two-hundred and nine adolescents (49% male) were assessed longitudinally at four separate time points between 12 and 19 years of age. Morning-evening preference and inter

SUBMITTER: Cooper R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952670 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature