Parents’ assessment of circadian preference in elementary school-aged children: Validity and relations to educational outcomes

Chronobiology International

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1188-1207

  Scherrer, Vsevolod ^a   Roberts, Richard ^a   Preckel, Franzis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

academic achievement; Circadian preference; elementary school; eveningness; morningness

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SLEEP; STUDENT;

BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SCHOOLS; SLEEP; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84980325793     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2016.1210618     Document Type: Article

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