Impact of circadian rhythm preference on performance in China's standardized residency training: The mediating role of loneliness.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to clarify how circadian rhythm preference influences academic performance within the evolving framework of standardized residency training in China, where research on residents' psychological adaptation and social support remains limited. The main objective was to explore the relationship between individual chronotypes and standardized training performance, as well as the potential mediating effect of loneliness levels.

Methods

Basic information of residents who completed standardized training at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University was retrospectively collected, including baseline information such as gender, place of study, and program type. Participants' chronotypes and loneliness levels were evaluated using the Morningness-Evenin

SUBMITTER: Yang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12494289 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature