Compared to night owls, people who rise early feel happier and more satisfied with life overall.
Compared
to
night
owls
,
people
who
rise
early
feel
happier
and
more
satisfied
with
life
overall
.
But the good news for teenagers is that most people become earlier risers as they age, and this change is also associated with greater feelings of happiness.
But
the
good
news
for
teenagers
is
that
most
people
become
earlier
risers
as
they
age
,
and
this
change
is
also
associated
with
greater
feelings
of
happiness
.
Researchers at the University of Toronto asked more than 700 people about their preferred time of day and how healthy and happy they generally feel.
Researchers
at
the
University
of
Toronto
asked
more
than
700
people
about
their
preferred
time
of
day
and
how
healthy
and
happy
they
generally
feel
.
They then compared the responses of the group of younger adults aged 17 to 38 with older people ages 59 to 79.
They
then
compared
the
responses
of
the
group
of
younger
adults
aged
17
to
38
with
older
people
ages
59
to
79
.
Only about seven percent of young adults are morning larks, while by age 60 most people preferred to be up with the dawn.
Only
about
seven
percent
of
young
adults
are
morning
larks
,
while
by
age
60
most
people
preferred
to
be
up
with
the
dawn
.
Just seven percent of the oldest people in the study described themselves as night owls.
Just
seven
percent
of
the
oldest
people
in
the
study
described
themselves
as
night
owls
.
"We found that older adults reported greater positive emotion than younger adults, and older adults were more likely to be morning - type people than younger adults," study researcher Renee Biss from the University of Toronto reportedly told LiveScience.
``
We
found
that
older
adults
reported
greater
positive
emotion
than
younger
adults
,
and
older
adults
were
more
likely
to
be
morning
-
type
people
than
younger
adults
,
''
study
researcher
Renee
Biss
from
the
University
of
Toronto
reportedly
told
LiveScience
.
The "morningness" was associated with greater happiness emotions in both age groups.
The
``
morningness
''
was
associated
with
greater
happiness
emotions
in
both
age
groups
.
Morning trypes also tended to report that they felt healthier than the late risers, according to the study that published in the journal Emition.
Morning
trypes
also
tended
to
report
that
they
felt
healthier
than
the
late
risers
,
according
to
the
study
that
published
in
the
journal
Emition
.
The researchers said that this apparent health benefit could come from the extra sleep they would enjoy, as their sleeping schedule would fit with society's expectations of rising early for work.
The
researchers
said
that
this
apparent
health
benefit
could
come
from
the
extra
sleep
they
would
enjoy
,
as
their
sleeping
schedule
would
fit
with
society
's
expectations
of
rising
early
for
work
.
This extra sleep could not only make them feel more clear -mined, but may also boost their immune system.
This
extra
sleep
could
not
only
make
them
feel
more
clear
-mined
,
but
may
also
boost
their
immune
system
.
"An evening person may go throught their week feeling unhappy because they have to get up earlier than they would like to".
``
An
evening
person
may
go
throught
their
week
feeling
unhappy
because
they
have
to
get
up
earlier
than
they
would
like
to
''
.
But Ms Biss said there was hope for night owls as it was possible for them to turn themselves into morning people.
But
Ms
Biss
said
there
was
hope
for
night
owls
as
it
was
possible
for
them
to
turn
themselves
into
morning
people
.
"One way to do it is to increase your natural light exposure early in the morning, and to wake up earlier and go to bed earlier," she said.
``
One
way
to
do
it
is
to
increase
your
natural
light
exposure
early
in
the
morning
,
and
to
wake
up
earlier
and
go
to
bed
earlier
,
''
she
said
.
"It's easiest if you have a consistent schedule, to make sure you are waking up at the same time every day."
``
It
's
easiest
if
you
have
a
consistent
schedule
,
to
make
sure
you
are
waking
up
at
the
same
time
every
day
.
''
Compared to night owls, people who rise early feel happier and more satisfied with life overall.  But the good news for teenagers is that most people become earlier risers as they age, and this change is also associated with greater feelings of happiness. Researchers at the University of Toronto asked more than 700 people about their preferred time of day and how healthy and happy they generally feel.  They then compared the responses of the group of younger adults aged 17 to 38 with older people ages 59 to 79. Only about seven percent of young adults are morning larks, while by age 60 most people preferred to be up with the dawn. Just seven percent of the oldest people in the study described themselves as night owls.  "We found that older adults reported greater positive emotion than younger adults, and older adults were more likely to be morning - type people than younger adults," study researcher Renee Biss from the University of Toronto reportedly told LiveScience. The "morningness" was associated with greater happiness emotions in both age groups.  Morning trypes also tended to report that they felt healthier than the late risers, according to the study that published in the journal Emition. The researchers said that this apparent health benefit could come from the extra sleep they would enjoy, as their sleeping schedule would fit with society's expectations of rising early for work.  This extra sleep could not only make them feel more clear -mined, but may also boost their immune system.  "An evening person may go throught their week feeling unhappy because they have to get up earlier than they would like to". But Ms Biss said there was hope for night owls as it was possible for them to turn themselves into morning people.  "One way to do it is to increase your natural light exposure early in the morning, and to wake up earlier and go to bed earlier," she said. "It's easiest if you have a consistent schedule, to make sure you are waking up at the same time every day."