Morningness-eveningness and Fatigue in Adolescence

Autor: Adrian Štark, Anita Vulić-Prtorić
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Socijalna psihijatrija
Volume 46
Issue 1
ISSN: 0303-7908
Popis: Obrasci spavanja u adolescenciji povezani su s brojnim biološkim i psihosocijalnim promjenama koje sa sobom nosi pubertalno sazrijevanje, a koje utječu na veću sklonost večernjosti u tom razdoblju života. Kako taj novonastali ritam i učestalije deprivacije spavanja često nisu u skladu sa svakodnevnim školskim i vanškolskim obvezama, adolescenti mogu doživljavati izražene simptome umora. Cilj provedenog istraživanja bio je ispitati obrasce spavanja i umor s obzirom na spol, kronološku dob i pubertalnu zrelost adolescenata, a pritom su korištene Ljestvica pubertalnog razvoja, Ljestvica jutarnjosti-večernjosti i Multidimenzionalna ljestvica umora. Ispitivanje je provedeno u uzorku od 233 adolescenta i 206 adolescentica u dobi od 10 do 18 godina. Rezultati su pokazali da veću sklonost večernjosti i više simptoma umora imaju stariji i pubertalno zreliji ispitanici te da adolescentice imaju veći stupanj pubertalne zrelosti, veću sklonost večernjosti i doživljavaju više simptoma umora. Rezultati regresijske analize pokazuju da je starija kronološka dob značajni prediktor sklonosti večernjosti, a ženski spol i starija kronološka dob prediktori su doživljavanja simptoma umora. Pubertalna zrelost nije se pokazala značajnom za jutarnjost-večernjost i doživljavanje umora. Naposljetku je naglašena potreba analize dobivenih obrazaca povezanosti između jutarnjosti-večernjosti i umora s obzirom na biološke i psihosocijalne čimbenike razvojnih promjena u adolescenciji.
Sleep patterns in adolescence are associated with biological and psychosocial changes as a part of pubertal development, which leads to greater preference towards eveningness. This newly formed rhythm and frequent sleep deprivation are not coordinated with school and extracurricular activities and can lead to greater fatigue symptoms. The aim of this study was to asses sleep patterns and symptoms of fatigue with regards to sex, chronological age, and pubertal maturity of adolescents. A group of 233 adolescent boys and 206 girls aged between 10 and 18 years participated in the study and were assessed using the Pubertal Development Scale, Morningness-Eveningness Scale for Children, and Multidimensional Fatigue Scale. Results indicated that older and pubertally matured adolescents had greater preference towards eveningness and fatigue symptoms. Furthermore, girls were more evening oriented, more pubertally mature, and reported more fatigue symptoms. Results of regression analysis indicated older chronological age as a significant predictor of greater eveningness. Also, female sex and older chronological age were predictors of fatigue symptoms. Pubertal maturity was not a predictor of morningness-eveningness and fatigue. Finally, we emphasize the need to include biological and psychosocial aspects of developmental changes in adolescence with regard to morningness-eveningness and fatigue in this period of life.
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