Matinality / Vesperity Chronotype, Age, Time of Day and Inhibitory Capacities Among Secondary School Pupils

Authors

  • Amadou Méité University Félix Houphouët Boigny, Department of Psychology, Laboratory of Genetic and Differential Psychology
  • Bawala Léopold Badolo University Ki-Zerbo, Department of Psychology and Philosophy
  • Christophe Apolos Otemé University Félix Houphouët Boigny, Department of Psychology, Social Psychology

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26821/IJSRC.10.4.2022.100405

Keywords:

age, chronotype, executive function, inhibition, time of day

Abstract

Inhibitory ability may be defined as the ability of our brain to focus our attention and focus on crucial information while ignoring irrelevant information. In this sense, in a school context, inhibition plays an important role in learning and performing a task or activity. On the one hand, it has been shown that this cognitive skill depends on a developmental process; development linked to neurological or cerebral maturation, which occurs early and over a long period of time. On the other hand, it has been noted that our brain state may vary depending on the time of day and that this variation is influenced by inter-individual factors such as age and morning or evening preference (chronotype). This study falls within this differential perspective. It aims to study the influence of age and chronotype on inhibitory capacities using a protocol depending on the time of day (morning and afternoon). To this end, 250 secondary school pupils (6th to final class) were subjected to the revised chronotype questionnaire of Terman and Terman and to the Stroop Victoria test. Precisely, these pupils are divided into two age groups (12 to 15 years old and 16 to 20 years old) and according their chronotype (morning, neutral and evening). The results indicate that pupils’ inhibitory performance differed by time of day and age. In addition, the age and chronotype interaction has a significant effect on inhibitory performance when considering the 12 to 15 age group.

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2022-04-12

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Amadou Méité, Bawala Léopold Badolo, & Christophe Apolos Otemé. (2022). Matinality / Vesperity Chronotype, Age, Time of Day and Inhibitory Capacities Among Secondary School Pupils. iJournals:International Journal of Social Relevance & Concern ISSN:2347-9698, 10(4). https://doi.org/10.26821/IJSRC.10.4.2022.100405