ArticleEuropean journal of pediatrics2026
Social jetlag and academic performance in adolescents: insights from a region with structural circadian misalignment.
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This study explored the association between social jetlag and academic performance among adolescents in Spain, a country with structural circadian misalignment. This cross-sectional study analyzed data from 788 adolescents (55% female, 12-17 years) from the Eating Healthy and Daily Life Activities (EHDLA) study in the Valle de Ricote, Spain. Social jetlag was calculated as the absolute difference between usual weekend and weekday bedtimes (primary exposure), derived from self-reported school and weekend sleep/wake times. Academic performance was assessed via official school records: grade point average (GPA) and individual grades in language, math, foreign language, and a Programme for International Assessment (PISA) type composite score (mean of language, maths, and science grades; not the OECD PISA test). Ordinal regression models, with social jetlag as both a continuous and categorical variable, were adjusted for key confounders including age, sex, socioeconomic status, body mass index, and overall sleep duration. Each 1-h increase in social jetlag was associated with lower odds of achieving higher GPA (odds ratio [OR] = 0.76; 95% confidence intervals [CI] 0.68-0.85), language (OR = 0.80; 95% CI 0.71-0.90), maths (OR = 0.81; 95% CI 0.72-0.91), foreign language (OR = 0.75; 95% CI 0.67-0.85), and PISA-type composite (OR = 0.76; 95% CI 0.66-0.88) grades (all p < 0.01). When categorized, only severe social jetlag (> 2 h) was consistently linked to poorer academic performance across all assessed outcomes, compared to those with no social jetlag (< 1 h).
conclusionSevere social jetlag was associated with lower academic performance in this cross-sectional study. The findings highlight the importance of aligning school schedules with adolescent chronobiology to mitigate the academic consequences of circadian misalignment. WHAT IS KNOWN: • Social jetlag, common in adolescents, is linked to adverse health outcomes. • Its association with academic performance is suggested but understudied in populations with structural circadian misalignment. WHAT IS NEW: • Each 1-h increase in social jetlag (weekday-weekend bedtime difference) was associated with lower odds of higher grades across multiple subjects among adolescents. • Severe social jetlag (> 2 h) was consistently associated with lower academic performance, while mild jetlag (1-2 h) showed no effect, suggesting a threshold pattern.
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