Happy as a Lark: Morning-Type Younger and Older Adults Are Higher in Positive Affect
Happy as a Lark: Morning-Type Younger and Older Adults Are Higher in Positive Affect
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DOI：
10.1037/a0027071
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发表时间：
2012-06-01
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影响因子：
4.2
通讯作者：
Hasher, Lynn
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作者：
Biss, Renee K.;Hasher, Lynn
一项关于年轻人的文献报道称，与晚上型的人或“猫头鹰”相比，早上型的人或“云雀”报告了更高水平的积极影响（Clark、沃森和Leeka，1989年; Hasler等人，2010年）。早晨型在年轻人中相对罕见，但在老年人中常见（May & Hasher，1998; Mecacci等人，1986），在这里，我们报告了一个健康的年轻人和老年人的大样本的时间型和影响之间的关联。总体而言，老年人报告的积极影响水平高于年轻人，年轻人和老年人的早晨类型报告的积极影响和主观健康水平高于在早晨得分较低的同龄人。晨兴部分介导年龄和积极影响之间的关联，这表明老年人更大的晨兴倾向可能有助于改善他们相对于年轻人的幸福感。
A literature on young adults reports that morning-type individuals, or "larks," report higher levels of positive affect compared with evening-type individuals, or "owls" (Clark, Watson, & Leeka, 1989; Hasler et al., 2010). Morning types are relatively rare among young adults but frequent among older adults (May & Hasher, 1998; Mecacci et al., 1986), and here we report on the association between chronotype and affect in a large sample of healthy younger and older adults. Overall, older adults reported higher levels of positive affect than younger adults, with both younger and older morning types reporting higher levels of positive affect and subjective health than age mates who scored lower on morningness. Morningness partially mediated the association between age and positive affect, suggesting that greater morningness tendencies among older adults may contribute to their improved well-being relative to younger adults.