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Consequences of the Timing of Menarche on Female Adolescent Sleep Phase Preference

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  • Sylvia Frey
  • Silvia Balu
  • Sarah Greusing
  • Nicolas Rothen
  • Christian Cajochen

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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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  • Sylvia Frey & Silvia Balu & Sarah Greusing & Nicolas Rothen & Christian Cajochen, 2009. "Consequences of the Timing of Menarche on Female Adolescent Sleep Phase Preference," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(4), pages 1-7, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0005217
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005217
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