title: Morningness-eveningness and health-related quality of life among adolescents.
abstract: Accumulating evidence suggests that evening-type adolescents are exposed to a number of determinants that might have a negative impact on their health condition. Given that few studies have investigated the association between chronotype and quality of life measures in large samples of adolescents, the aim of this study was to assess the relationship between morningness-eveningness and health-related quality of life among 1600 adolescents (aged 12-16 years). Adolescents completed the Veçu et Santé Perçue de L'adolescent (VSP-A) and the Morningness-Eveningness Scale for Children (MESC). Girls and older adolescents reported worse health indicators and were more evening oriented. Evening-type adolescents obtained lower scores on vitality, physical and psychological well-being, body image, relations with parents, relations with teachers, school work and global health scale.
authors: Universidad Complutense, Spain.
authors: Pedro
authors: P
authors: Delgado Prieto
authors: Juan Francisco
authors: JF
authors: Diaz-Morales
authors: Barreno Cristina
authors: BC
authors: Escribano
authors: M José
authors: MJ
authors: Collado Mateo
authors: Christoph
authors: C
authors: Randler
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image; D002648:Child; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires