Night Owls Have Darker Outlook, Says Study
May 30, 2009 by Peggy Rowland
Filed under Women's Health
People I work with can tell you: I’m a night owl. I’ve received a few chuckles at the time of day my e-mails are sent.
Is there anything wrong with staying up late and sleeping in a little?
I don’t think so, but a new study says that people who stay up late have a darker outlook than those who get up early in the morning.
The Brazilian study, lead by Dr. Maria Paz Loayza Hidalgo, was published in Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences.
According to the research, night owls were nearly three times as likely as early birds to experience symptoms of severe depression. People in the study described as night owls went to bed around midnight and rose on average about 40 minutes later than early birds.
Read more about the study at msnbc.
If you’re a night owl, how do you think this affects your mood?
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I tend to be a night owl too, and definitely don’t think it affects my mood. Perhaps night owls just don’t get enough sleep normally? Especially when they have to get up early for a 9-5 job?