Sex of college students moderates associations among bedtime, time in bed, and circadian phase angle

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 425-431

  Van Reen, Eliza ^a,b   Sharkey, Katherine M ^a,c   Roane, Brandy M ^d   Barker, David ^b   Seifer, Ronald ^a,b   Raffray, Tifenn ^e   Bond, Tamara L ^b   Carskadon, Mary A ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b E P BRADLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^e LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

circadian phase angle; college students; melatonin; sex differences; sleep wake patterns

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN PHASE ANGLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COLLEGE STUDENTS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCES; SLEEP; SLEEP-WAKE PATTERNS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TIME; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

CIRCADIAN PHASE ANGLE; COLLEGE STUDENTS; MELATONIN; SEX DIFFERENCES; SLEEP-WAKE PATTERNS;

ADOLESCENT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MELATONIN; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890466932     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: 15524531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748730413511771     Document Type: Article

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