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.

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Journal of Biological Rhythms
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2026-05-10
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https://doi.org/10.1177/07487304261445541
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Sleep and related disorders
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A Journey Through Chronotype Changes in University Students

Chiara Mangini, Rodolfo Costa, Davide Erminelli, Lisa Zarantonello et al.
Journal of Biological Rhythms
Sleep and related disorders
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A Journey Through Chronotype Changes in University Students

Chiara Mangini, Rodolfo Costa, Davide Erminelli, Lisa Zarantonello, Sara Montagnese, Gianluca Giusti, Esther D. Domenie
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Abstract

< 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.

Journal of Biological Rhythms
University of Padua (IT), University of Surrey (GB), Amsterdam University Medical Centers (NL), National Research Council (IT)
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Openalex Percentile: Top 3%
Sleep and related disorders
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