A Journey Through Chronotype Changes in University Students
< 0.8), with approximately 70% of students confirming their first assessment at 2 months, with variations (62%-73%) depending on time between assessments and behavioral advice; transitions mostly occurred between adjacent Self-ME categories. Nonetheless, approximately 30% of participants changed category between 2 assessments, and those who moved once were more likely to move again. "Non movers" exhibited more extreme sleep-wake habits. Furthermore, midsleep and social jetlag changed over the calendar year in ways that seemed to reflect the time-course/constraints of the academic year. The 2 circadian hygiene interventions influenced chronotype stability slightly and differently, particularly in morning types, who probably found it easier to comply with the suggestion of advancing sleep-wake timing. In conclusion, chronotype in young adults shows relative stability but is plastic within limits, also in relation to the way it is measured.
Authors
- Chiara Mangini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9312-0372)
- Rodolfo Costa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2489-9116)
- Davide Erminelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7194-1185)
- Lisa Zarantonello (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7678-9074)
- Sara Montagnese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2800-9923)
- Gianluca Giusti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5251-6768)
- Esther D. Domenie
Institutions
- University of Padua (IT)
- University of Surrey (GB)
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL)
- National Research Council (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Biological Rhythms
- Published
- 2026-05-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/07487304261445541
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00