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Morningness-eveningness refers to individual differences regarding time-of-day preferences associated with differences in circadian phase position of biological rhythms and behaviors. Morning types (or “larks”) prefer waking up and going to bed earlier and feel at their best moment (physical, mental, and social commitments) in the first half of the day, whereas evening types (or “owls”) prefer later rise times and bedtimes and feel at their best moment as the day progresses. A large part of the population is categorized as neither or intermediate types, without specific preference for early or late hours.
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Most biological and behavioral functions present circadian rhythmicity (around 24-h period) adjusted to the normal light-dark cycle (1 day). Individual differences in circadian rhythm patterns influence biological and psychological functioning. Morningness-eveningness is one of the most extensively studied...
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Escribano, C. (2016). Morningness-Eveningness. In: Zeigler-Hill, V., Shackelford, T. (eds) Encyclopedia of Personality and Individual Differences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28099-8_779-1
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