ArticleBrain sciences2024
Sleep Matters in Chronotype and Mental Health Association: Evidence from the UK and Germany.
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- Associations between work style and sleep health indicators among Japanese workers: a comparison by chronotype.Industrial health · 2026Article
- Chronotype and Subjective Memory Complaints: The Sequential Mediating Roles of Sleep Quality and Psychological Distress.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- When owls struggle at work: chronotype, burnout, and work ability in shift and non-shift employees.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Associations Among Binge Eating Behaviors, Emotion Regulation, and Chronotype in Female Greek University Students.Current neuropharmacology · 2026Article
- Circadian rhythmicity in prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle response: A study of chronotype and time-of-day effects in young healthy adults.Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- The Owls Are Not What They Seem: Health, Mood, and Sleep Problems Reported by Morning and Evening Types with Atypical Timing of Weekend Sleep.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThere is considerable evidence supporting the elevated risk of mental health problems in individuals with evening chronotype relative to those with morning or intermediate chronotypes. Recent data, however, suggest that this risk may be explained, at least partially, by poor sleep quality.
methodsThis study aimed to further clarify the roles of chronotype and sleep quality in mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, stress) in young individuals (18-40 years) living in the UK (n = 185) or Germany (n = 209).
resultsConsistent with our recent observations in a comparable North Indian sample, we found that poor quality of sleep had significantly positive associations with adverse mental health outcomes both in the UK and Germany-based samples. Significant associations between evening chronotype and poor mental health were also evident, but these associations were fully mediated by poor quality of sleep in both samples.
conclusionsThese observations suggest that efforts to identify sleep disruption in a timely manner and promotion of good sleep may prevent mental health problems, especially in individuals with evening chronotype and other known risks for mental disorders.
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