Consequences of the timing of menarche on female adolescent sleep phase preference
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Most parents experience their children's puberty as a dramatic change in family life. This is not surprising considering the dynamics of physical and psychosocial maturation which occur during adolescence. A reasonable question, particularly from the parents' perspective, is: when does this vibrant episode end and adulthood finally start? The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between puberty and the changes in sleep phase preferences during female maturation and adulthood by a cross-sectional survey. The results from 1'187 females aged 5 to 51 years based on self-report measures of sleep preferences on weekdays and on free days as well as the occurrence of menarche, show that in contrast to prepubertal children, adolescent females exhibit a striking progression in delaying their sleep phase preference until 5 years after menarche. Thereafter, the sleep phase preference switches to advancing. The current study provides evidence that a clear shift in sleep-wake cycles temporally linked to menarche heralds the beginning of "adult-like" sleep-wake behaviour in women and can be used as a (chrono)biological marker for the onset of adulthood.
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The increase in eveningness continues until approximately age 18-20, when sleep preference undergoes a long slow shift toward earlier sleep times (morningness).
“The increase in eveningness continues until approximately age 18–20, when sleep preference undergoes a long slow shift toward earlier sleep times, a.k.a. morningness (Frey, Balu, Greusing, Rothen, & Cajochen, 2009; Roenneberg et al., 2004).”
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- Authors
- Frey, S., Balu, S., Greusing, S., Rothen, N., & Cajochen, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Basel (CH)
- University of Bern (CH)
- Corresponding author
- Frey, Sylvia
- Venue
- PLoS ONE
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2009-04-22
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- e5217
- ISSN
- 1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2668189
- OpenAlex
- W2172052550
- Cited by
- 58
- References
- 35
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- 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 9 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 1.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- PLoS ONE (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
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- Open Access CRIS of the University of Bern
- Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (320000, 108108)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Keywords
- menarche, circadian rhythm, puberty, female adolescence, sleep-wake cycle, sex differences in sleep
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Menarche, Middle Aged, Sleep
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