title: Temporal patterning in the family.
abstract: The authors propose that time be considered as a variable in family process. Previous theory and research on human temporal patterning and experience are reviewed, and empirical generalizations from an initial pilot study concerned with marital and family members' orientation to "morningness" and "nightness" are presented. Further implications from this work-in-progress are delineated.
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D010507:Periodicity; D012890:Sleep; D013995:Time; D014851:Wakefulness