Adding to this, only 1% of people have an “advanced sleep phase,” which means that they get tired in the early afternoon but are well awake before the sun comes up in the morning ( LiveScience). Studies have found that around 17% of people clearly have a “delayed sleep phase,” in which they get tired later in the day than normal.
These people can change the hours at which they sleep without it affecting anything significant. Brown then goes on by saying that people have variances to their circadian rhythm and half of the population is neither a morning person nor an evening person. The mechanism for these patterns is set within our circadian rhythm. This article shows biased and because of this we cannot come to conclusion that is certain.Ī professor of psychology at Penn State, Frederick Brown, says, “People span the range of those who are very early risers to very late settlers, and this is genetically determined” ( LiveScience). In my opinion I think that this may be a result of the file drawer problem because it is more than likely that there are some negatives of waking up early and also positives of staying up late.
These results are a little strange because it only shows light on the good aspects of early birds and only the bad effects of being a night owl. On the other hand, the study showed that night owls are more likely to be more depressed, have a higher dependence on caffeine, and use alcohol more ( WebMD). A person’s circadian rhythm may change over the course of a person’s lifetime, as children are more likely to be early risers, and teenagers tend to stay up late, and then as they age, people generally transition back into being early birds ( WebMD).Ī study from the University of Toronto says that people that are early risers tend to have more regular sleeping patterns, more flexible personalities, and tend to be happier and feel healthier than night owls (2). Different people have different lengths of natural cycles and this could be the connection to early birds and night owls. Sleeping patterns can cause conflict between roommates in college all because of our biological clocks, scientifically known as circadian rhythm. As SC200 students, we know that these findings may not be casual, but could just be merely a coincidence. With this same gene, scientists have found that if you are an early riser, you are more likely to die around 11 am and if you are a night owl you are more likely to die during the evening ( Video).
Studies have also shown that a single change in your gene called “Per1” can result in an hour difference in your waking time. However, ten hours later, studies show that night owls perform significantly better. As for energy throughout the day, both groups had the same reaction times one hour after waking up.
Those who wake up early tend to have more positive social traits such as being proactive and optimistic, while nights owls are more likely to be creative and higher cognitive abilities. So I decided to look into it a little further.Īccording to AsapSCIENCE’s Video, the personal preference of being an early bird or a night owl is entirely genetic.
Early bird vs late bird crack#
Does the early bird get the worm? Maybe, but the second mouse gets the cheese… Staying up late every night just mindlessly surfing through my phone instead of writing these blog posts, I wondered when the most effective time to sleep is, whether its staying up late and sleeping in, or going to bed early and waking up at the crack of dawn.
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