Daily fluctuations in attention at school considering starting time and chronotype: An exploratory study

Chronobiology International

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 761-769

  Escribano, Cristina ^a   Díaz Morales, Juan Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attention; Daily fluctuations; Morningness eveningness; School performance; School schedule

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; STUDENT; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84901819526     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2014.898649     Document Type: Article

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