Night Owls and Early Birds: The Role of Adolescents' Chronotype on Educational Identity Trajectories.

ABSTRACT: Chronotype is the preference for sleep and activity timing, differentiating individuals into morning (i.e., waking and sleeping early), evening (i.e., preferring later sleep patterns) and intermediate (i.e., falling between these extremes) types. Adolescents' chronotype has been linked to school performance, but its connection to the development of their educational identity has been overlooked. A stable educational identity involves the interplay of three processes: commitment (i.e., identification with educational choices), in-depth exploration (i.e., exploring and reflecting on commitments) and reconsideration of commitment (i.e., questioning current commitments and seeking alternatives). This longitudinal study investigates whether adolescents' chronotypes can be associated with trajec

SUBMITTER: Bacaro V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12417928 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature