The role of chronotype, gender, test anxiety, and conscientiousness in academic achievement of high school students

Chronobiology International

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-9

  Rahafar, Arash ^a   Maghsudloo, Mahdis ^b   Farhangnia, Sajedeh ^c   Vollmer, Christian ^a   Randler, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; chronotype; conscientiousness; gender; test anxiety

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; STUDENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84959142678     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420528.2015.1107084     Document Type: Article

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