Major
Psychology
Anticipated Graduation Year
2020
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Abstract
Chronodisruption describes the discrepancy between biologically determined sleep-wake preferences and socially enforced schedules. College students may be prone to chronodisruption as they adopt less structured schedules and widely variable start times. The current study will measure chronodisruption by analyzing discrepancies between preferred and actual wake times. The current study will consider links between developmental and environmental factors (e.g., year in school and residential status) and chronodisruption, as well as how chronodisruption relates to mental and physical health among a sample of college students.
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Dr. Amy Bohnert, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Elizabeth Rea, Graduate Student Mentor, Department of Psychology; Laura Nicholson, Graduate Student Mentor, Department of Psychology.
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Implications of Chronodisruption on Physical and Mental Health in College Students
Chronodisruption describes the discrepancy between biologically determined sleep-wake preferences and socially enforced schedules. College students may be prone to chronodisruption as they adopt less structured schedules and widely variable start times. The current study will measure chronodisruption by analyzing discrepancies between preferred and actual wake times. The current study will consider links between developmental and environmental factors (e.g., year in school and residential status) and chronodisruption, as well as how chronodisruption relates to mental and physical health among a sample of college students.