Night Owls are more likely to be depressed – what can you do about it

They say the early bird catches the worm – maybe because the night buffets are too desperate to do it.

Owls of night may be smarter than early birds, but research suggests that they are also more likely to develop diabetes and fight anxiety and depression.

But why Night owls – people who want to go to bed late and wake up late – seem to fight more mentally than early birds – who prefer early nights and early mornings – there is a question left.

Now, new research from the University of Surrey, England can wake us up in response.

One school of thought in this chronotype division is that being forced on a schedule that does not match their inner hours is the fault of the increased risk of depression in night owls – a phenomenon known as “social humidity”.

“, Although early birds do better with social norms such as traditional 9 to 5 jobs, wise for health, both can be as healthy as they get enough sleep and climb into a stable schedule,” Dr. Dylan Petkus, a sleep specialist and founder of optimal Circadian Health in Florida, previously told the post.

â € True Issuance arises when â owls are forced to be in early schedules, leading to sleep deprivation and subsequent health problems.â €

Another theory is the hypothesis of the “mind after midnight”, which claims that being awake after midnight makes bad decisions and impulsive behavior – which would make sense, as research shows that night buffets tend to smoke and drink more.

In this new study, published in the journal PLOS One, researchers asked 564 university students to complete a questionnaire about their sleep patterns, stairs and rumors, alcohol use and anxiety and depression levels.

Only 38 of the students identified as early birds – 252 were night buffets.

According to the main author Dr. Simon Evans, an old lecturer in cognitive neuroscience at the University of Surrey’s Psychology School, is not as surprising as it sounds.

“Evening peaks in adulthood, with up to 50% of young adults who are classified to have a late chronotype, is € Evans told BBC Science Focus.

In accordance with previous findings, their research showed that night buffets were at greater risk of depression – partly due to social jetlag and, consequently, weaker sleep quality.

“Being a night owl is very common in young adults,” Evans said. Halth € Halth Health Mensal among young people is a major concern, so work and education schedules can be adapted to better fit the nightclubs, allowing them to sleep better .â €

The study also found that the Night Owls drink more – though, quite interesting, the Night Owls consumed alcohol had fewer depressive symptoms than those who did not.

Researchers believe that this can be because those who drank did so in moderation and – being college students – implicated in social environments, both can counteract the depressive effects of alcohol.

What is most intriguing is that rumors and minds were discovered that they were important intermediary factors – the night owls were more likely to spend their evenings worrying and being involved in negative thinking, while early birds were better in “consciously acting”.

 “A possible explanation is a tendency for rumors to occur at the end of the day than in the morning,” the study notes. “Since evening chronotypes have a delayed circadian rhythm and stay awake later at night, it gives them extra time to ruminate, potentially increasing their risk of depressive symptomatology.”

Researchers defined “action with consciousness” as “the ability to be non -judgmental and pay attention to positive or negative emotions and equivalent thoughts.”

As such, researchers believe that meditation and other techniques created to calm their minds and make people feel more present can serve as successful ways of reducing the risk of depression in night buffets.

Well, this and less annoyed.

Research research shows that strategies to promote higher minds – such as the exercises of leading meditation and the mind – would be useful, as well as focus on the best quality of sleep, and trying to reduce alcohol use, â € Evans.