Only 5% of the study participants were night owls. Getty Images/iStockphoto. Armed with everyone’s chronotypes, Wenzler compared the participants’ cognitive function test results over 10 years.

Night owls at greater risk of depression. People who stay up late have more depressive symptoms than those who are early risers. A study in the journal Plos One finds night owls do not practice ...

Scientists have found evidence suggesting that “night owls” who prefer to stay active at night may be at a greater risk for depression than "early risers” who are awake more during daylight ...

Previous research has shown that night owls who stay up late, called "evening chronotypes," have more depression symptoms than people who are early risers, or "morning chronotypes." In the new ...

Mindfulness, total sleep quality, and alcohol consumption may help explain why people who stay up late have a greater risk of depression, according to a new study publishing March 19, 2025, in the ...

Why are night owls at greater risk of depression?. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 12, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 03 / 250319142844.htm. PLOS.