Chronobiol Int August 2006 PMID 16687322

Social jetlag: misalignment of biological and social time.

Marc Wittmann, Jenny Dinich, Martha Merrow, Till Roenneberg

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167
Peak: 14 in Apr 2020
across 5 sources since Dec 2019

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What people are saying

The collection of discussions demonstrates a strong interest in the concept of social jet lag, with many participants citing foundational research and personal opinions. The tone varies from curiosity to analytical, exemplified by comments like 'Coined by @TillRoen and team,' reflecting appreciation for the original work, and debates about schedule adjustments, such as 'Should I loosen up on the kids' bedtime,' which reveal personal relevance and active consideration of implications. Overall, the conversations indicate a recognition of the importance and relevance of understanding biological versus social timing.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most comments acknowledge the concept of social jet lag and its implications, with some expressing curiosity or labeling it as a well-established idea.

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Abstract in brief

  • Humans have different natural sleep and activity times, called chronotypes, which are mainly controlled by their internal circadian clock and influenced by genetics and environment.
  • Social schedules like school and work often clash with individuals' natural sleep preferences, especially for late chronotypes, leading to "social jetlag," where they sleep less during the week and compensate on free days.
  • The study found that social jetlag is linked to poorer sleep quality and psychological wellbeing, especially in young people, and is also associated with higher smoking rates among late chronotypes, suggesting the need to adjust schedules to fit individual biological clocks.]

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Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
@SRBR_Outreach · X

#ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differences in sleep timing on work & free days that many people experience, due to a mismatch between social & biological time. #ChronoTwitter https://t.co/HXCICmahsi

Apr 9, 2020 · 27 likes · 13 shares · 5,456 followers View post →
木花
@springflower_22 · X

ざっくり説明すれば、平日は早寝早起きの人が休みの日に遅寝遅起きすると、平日と休日の眠る時間帯の差により「時差ぼけ(ジェットラグ)」となってしまって色々な不具合が出る…という社会的ジェットラグ(social jetlag)の概念、最初に提唱したのはどうやらこの論文みたい。 https://t.co/A519FODk2h

Nov 17, 2022 · 6 likes · 1,760 followers View post →
Jonathan Cedernaes
@JCedernaes · X

2. Here we focused on social #jetlag (SJL), i.e. the difference in #sleep timing between work and free days (social vs. biological time). Read @TillRoen's foundational work on SJL, e.g. https://t.co/qSuCQA1Z2H Social jetlag is common & associated with adverse health outcomes ->

Oct 9, 2021 · 3 likes · 3,126 followers View post →
Guy Gadboit
@gadboit · X

@RohanChindooroy I personally prefer BST too. But it's hard to justify logically as 12:00 ought to be noon really and we basically live on the meridian. So we ought to use GMT all year round but change work and school timetables to optimize our performance. https://t.co/TCcHnksGl0

Mar 15, 2022 · 2 likes · 3,649 followers View post →
Jochen Schwenk
@jochwenk · X

As a lifelong learner, there’s something new every day. Today: Social jet lag. Coined by @TillRoen and team. https://t.co/H9POqeaS2u

Jun 22, 2022 · 1 like · 953 followers View post →
Manuel Gomez
@magom1 · X

Social jetlag: misalignment of biological and social time. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/ZeN9JkJmZx

Dec 8, 2019 · 1 like · 211 followers View post →

All mentions

めぐ
@totetotecoin · X

簡単な反証を一つ。自らのクロノタイプと合わない生活をすると、精神的健康面が損なわれるという研究結果。 https://t.co/14gw6wIsq8

Jun 12, 2024 · 206 followers View post →
Dr. Craig Whitworth-Turner
@scibasedlifter_ · X

This is what Wittmann termed “social jet lag” (or my interpretation of this concept at least) https://t.co/OqvhAzxjwU

May 25, 2023 · 2,636 followers View post →
Medical Xpress
@physorg_health · X

Should I loosen up on the kids' #bedtime these holidays—or stick to the schedule? Tips from a child #sleep expert @ConversationEDU https://t.co/oLkdFuFcZC https://t.co/k8vErM1yks

Jan 5, 2023 · 7,102 followers View post →
木花
@springflower_22 · X

ざっくり説明すれば、平日は早寝早起きの人が休みの日に遅寝遅起きすると、平日と休日の眠る時間帯の差により「時差ぼけ(ジェットラグ)」となってしまって色々な不具合が出る…という社会的ジェットラグ(social jetlag)の概念、最初に提唱したのはどうやらこの論文みたい。 https://t.co/A519FODk2h

Nov 17, 2022 · 6 likes · 1,760 followers View post →
Jochen Schwenk
@jochwenk · X

As a lifelong learner, there’s something new every day. Today: Social jet lag. Coined by @TillRoen and team. https://t.co/H9POqeaS2u

Jun 22, 2022 · 1 like · 953 followers View post →
Guy Gadboit
@gadboit · X

@RohanChindooroy I personally prefer BST too. But it's hard to justify logically as 12:00 ought to be noon really and we basically live on the meridian. So we ought to use GMT all year round but change work and school timetables to optimize our performance. https://t.co/TCcHnksGl0

Mar 15, 2022 · 2 likes · 3,649 followers View post →
steve hayes : also @shimself.bsky.social
@shimself · X

@Cooganlab But. It might equally be that our activity, (work/school etc) is better suited to being closer to sunrise. Till himself says that the variation between individuals is so large that we each need to find our own schedule https://t.co/WTPbkF1gRQ

Oct 31, 2021 · 168 followers View post →
Jonathan Cedernaes
@JCedernaes · X

2. Here we focused on social #jetlag (SJL), i.e. the difference in #sleep timing between work and free days (social vs. biological time). Read @TillRoen's foundational work on SJL, e.g. https://t.co/qSuCQA1Z2H Social jetlag is common & associated with adverse health outcomes ->

Oct 9, 2021 · 3 likes · 3,126 followers View post →
Aurély
@LabGrownFemcel · X

@Anarkismus_ Yup. And causes things like social jetlag, which can have negatice effect on the mental and physical health of the people it affects: https://t.co/AcN2qM7DIs

Apr 13, 2021 · 354 followers View post →
smartenlight
@smartenlight · X

@BrianRoemmele @EurekAlert They used to call it "Social Jetlag", which doesn't translate well these days ...

Feb 20, 2021 · 1 like · 157 followers View post →
Prof Colin Espie
@ProfEspie · X

Here is the original paper - I think! https://t.co/pgt2QbI1Bf https://t.co/9kWxEfMAyO

Dec 18, 2020 · 2,793 followers View post →
Sercan GÜNDÜZ
@Gunduz85Gunduz · X

@ayseli_yusuf @FatmaTlin4 @derisikyumurta @temcikterelelli Buyrun makaleniz. https://t.co/LWTtEY3Yyt

Nov 25, 2020 · 1 followers View post →
八重樫 勇介|組織の行動変容コンサル
@Yuu_ABA · X

@byaaaaaumaiii 僕も始めて知って、少し読んでしまいました。 これみると、アルコールや日常的なカフェイン摂取、抑うつよりもタバコが一番相関あるんですね。 https://t.co/BxicvKCUoG

Sep 28, 2020 · 1,702 followers View post →
Alex DeVoe
@ahaley308 · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 13, 2020 · 13 shares · 168 followers View post →
Emily Manoogian
@EmilyManoogian · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 10, 2020 · 13 shares · 2,241 followers View post →
Jonathan Sobel
@JonathanSobel1 · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 10, 2020 · 13 shares · 1,180 followers View post →
Alex
@alex_maar · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 10, 2020 · 13 shares · 17 followers View post →
Вячеслав Сорокин
@sslava_777 · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 10, 2020 · 13 shares · 26 followers View post →
Jonathan Cedernaes
@JCedernaes · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 10, 2020 · 13 shares · 3,126 followers View post →
Myriam Juda
@myriam_juda · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 9, 2020 · 13 shares · 167 followers View post →
Han Wang
@twzhw09 · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 9, 2020 · 13 shares · 594 followers View post →
Bala S C Koritala, PhD
@chakravarthy029 · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 9, 2020 · 13 shares · 107 followers View post →
Omar Hammouda
@HammoudaOm · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 9, 2020 · 13 shares · 806 followers View post →
Fabon Dzogang
@faabom · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 9, 2020 · 13 shares · 290 followers View post →
Toine Schoutens
@toineschoutens · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 9, 2020 · 13 shares · 1,636 followers View post →
Laura Kervezee
@LauraKervezee · X

RT @SRBR_Outreach: #ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differe…

Apr 9, 2020 · 13 shares · 1,138 followers View post →
Society for Research on Biological Rhythms
@SRBR_Outreach · X

#ThrowbackThursday to 2006, when @TillRoen, @MarthaMerrow et al. introduced the term 'social jetlag' to describe differences in sleep timing on work & free days that many people experience, due to a mismatch between social & biological time. #ChronoTwitter https://t.co/HXCICmahsi

Apr 9, 2020 · 27 likes · 13 shares · 5,456 followers View post →
Draz
@drazx2 · X

@Bekkiboom https://t.co/d8FYHOXDMc

Mar 31, 2020 · 665 followers View post →
Manuel Gomez
@magom1 · X

Social jetlag: misalignment of biological and social time. - PubMed - NCBI https://t.co/ZeN9JkJmZx

Dec 8, 2019 · 1 like · 211 followers View post →