Development of morning–eveningness in adolescence

Implications for brain development and psychopathology

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ID21344640
AuthorsRebecca Cooper (0000-0002-2421-7488, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health Melbourne Victoria Australia, corresponding author), Maria A Di Biase (0000-0002-7100-651X, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health Melbourne Victoria Australia), Bei (0000-0001-9660-6573, Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences Monash University Melbourne Victoria Australia), Ned Bliss Allen (0000-0002-1086-6639, Department of Psychology University of Oregon Eugene Oregon USA), Orli Schwartz (0000-0001-7634-3737, Orygen Centre for Youth Mental Health Melbourne Victoria Australia), Sarah Whittle (0000-0003-3145-1528, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health Melbourne Victoria Australia), Vanessa Cropley (0000-0003-0029-1525, Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health Melbourne Victoria Australia)
Year2023
Volume64
Issue3
Pages449-460
Publication date2023-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9630 • E-ISSN: 1469-7610
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jcpp.13718
PMID36325967
OpenAlexW4307996368
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited61

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 internalizing and externalizing symptoms were assessed at each time point. Diffusion-weighted images were acquired on a subset of participants at the final two time points to estimate changes in global mean fractional anisotropy (FA). Linear mixed models were performed to estimate the change in eveningness over time. A series of linear regression models assessed the influence of change in eveningness on psychopathology and white matter development at age 19. RESULTS: Across the sample, a preference for eveningness became more predominant by 19 years of age. Greater individual-level change towards eveningness significantly predicted greater severity in externalizing, but not internalizing, symptoms at 19 years of age. In contrast, change in psychopathology from 12 to 19 years of age was not associated with morning-eveningness at age 19. A change towards eveningness predicted an attenuated increase in FA between 17 and 19 years of age. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that developmental changes in morning-evening preference may predict both neurodevelopmental and psychological outcomes in adolescents

Chronotype · Developmental psychology · Evening · Morning · Preference · Psychopathology · Statistics · Circadian rhythm and melatonin · Clinical Psychology · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research

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