Jessica Tyrrell, author of the study. For morning people, there's more good news: "If you're a morning person, then you are less likely to have depression and more likely to report a higher well-being. This may in part be due to people who are morning people are less likely to have 'social jet lag,'" Tyrrell told CNN.
The research, published in Nature Communications, found that being a morning person is causally associated with better mental health, but does not affect the risk of obesity or the risk of Type 2 diabetes as some previous research had suggested.
A new study finds that night owls have an increased risk for mental illness and are less happy than morning larks. Morning larks wake in the early hours with smiles on their faces and a can-do attitude that befuddles most night owls. But morning people possess more than just a sunny disposition.
Turns out morning people may be happier than night owls—people who drag themselves out of bed around 10 a.m. or later—because their natural schedule more-closely conforms to the timetable of our 9-to-5 society, says Biss.
Should You Become a Morning Person? Being a lark isn't better than being a night owl, but if you find that the hours you're keeping are getting in the way of work, school, healthy habits, social functions or other commitments, it might be helpful to shift your daily activity to operate more in the morning.
Like most facets of personality, extremes are rare: Just 10 to 15 percent of the population is only a morning or evening person.
"Morning people are those who rise from sleep fairly easily and are most productive and/or active in the mornings," says Dr. Ayish "If you're a morning person, your brain is most alert in the morning, and you're generally very good at harnessing this energy and focus to get tasks, work and chores done."
A person may have more energy and a better mood earlier in the day, with symptoms of depression becoming worse at night. People who experience diurnal mood variation typically feel the symptoms of melancholic depression most intensely in the morning and notice a gradual improvement as the day goes on.
So What is your happiest moment, A survey found 3:25 PM is when we're the happiest. And on average, we have eight happy moments on any given day, plus five low ones. Obviously we're happier when we're NOT at work though. Here are the ten happiest moments of the day overall . . .
The study, which analyzed 509 million tweets from 2.4 million users in 84 countries, found that moods fluctuate in a predictable pattern. On weekdays, positive tweets peak between 6 A.M. and 9 A.M., then decline steadily to a trough between 3 P.M. and 4 P.M.
Being a morning (or evening) person is inborn, genetic, and very hard to change. "Our clocks don't run on exactly a 24-hour cycle," Gehrman says. They're closer to 24.3 hours. So every day our body clocks need to wind backward by just a little bit to stay on schedule.
Research has shown morning people to be more productive and happier. And that night owls can be partial to unhealthy habits, but tested slightly higher in intelligence.
Usually, your cortisol levels spike after you wake up. It may be that your body overreacts to the stress hormone and leaves you feeling down in the mornings.
Waking up naturally means your body is in tune with your daily schedule. If you are a night owl, more than likely, you are at odds with the daily grind. And that can take its toll, leaving you more likely to become depressed and more likely to become anxious over time.
Early risers are more successful in the business world. Here's why. „The early bird catches the worm.” This motto has been around in American top management as a success formula for years.
The happiest moments in life are the birth of a first child, your wedding day and the birth of grandchildren according to new research out today.
According to a study published in the Social Indicators Research journal, we're the happiest between the ages of 30-34, and midlife (our 40s and 50s) is not perceived as the least happy period in life.
THE happiest period in human history in which to have lived, concludes Gibbon after a learned dissertation on the subject, was that of imperial Rome under the Antonines in the second century of the Christian era.
Researchers have found that morning-type individuals—both young adult and seniors—report higher levels of positive emotions, stable personalities, and good health. On the other hand, night owls are more likely to have poor health, are more susceptible to depression, and drink and use stimulants more.
You could be experiencing a symptom of depression known as diurnal variation of mood, commonly referred to as morning depression. People experiencing diurnal mood variation feel worse in the morning but gradually improve as the day goes on. Hence the name morning depression.
Persistent depressive disorder symptoms usually come and go over a period of years. The intensity of symptoms can change over time. But symptoms usually don't disappear for more than two months at a time. Also, major depression episodes may occur before or during persistent depressive disorder.
Questionnaire results from more than 350 people showed that morning types are attracted to concrete information rather than abstract thinking and like to rely on logic rather than intuition. They tend to be introverted, self-controlled, and eager to make a good impression on others.
The analysis indicated morning types tend to reach their goals resolutely and to plan their steps, they prefer to be precise, tidy, punctual, trustworthy; they have a sense of duty and responsibility; they are also less original and less open to culture and novelties, less curious, conformist, traditionalist, and less ...