Women Who Build a Morning More Avoid Depression, Research Says

Most mothers who act as housewives and career women routinely wake up every day. Did you know, that in addition to making sure all matters are ready early, mothers who wake up this morning are found to be safer from the risk of depression than women who wake up late? Curious why? Check out the explanation below, yes.

Women who wake up early avoid the risk of depression

According to a new study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, a research collaboration from Colorado University (CU) Boulder, the Channing Division of Network Medicine and Women 's Hospital in Boston states that middle-aged women who wake up in the morning turned out to be mentally healthier.

The study, which records data on 32,000 female nurses, found a link between chronotype (hours of a person who tends to sleep/wake up) and mood disorders. Chronotypes are part of the body's biological clock in humans. A person's chronotype can be seen in the type, when a person's organs tend to be actively working and when the person sleeps every day.

In this study, there are two chronotypes used. The first is a woman who sleeps fast, then morning and afternoon doing activities. The second is those who often stay up late, namely women who are still awake in the middle of the night and afternoon.

According to Dr. Céline Vetter, director of the Circadian and Sleep Epidemiology Laboratory (CASEL), has a simple relationship between chronotype and the risk of depression. The researchers saw this risk from questionnaire data from 32,470 female participants with an average age of 55 years.

In the first questionnaire in 2009, all participants found no one experienced depression. When asked about their sleep patterns, 37 percent explained that they like to get up early. Then, 53 percent again claimed that they were in the middle, which sometimes woke up early and sometimes woke up late because the night was still awake. While the remaining 10 percent said they liked to stay up late and wake up late.

This study took four years to see if there were participants who experienced depression or not. In addition, it was also investigated the risk factors for depression from weight, physical activity, other health conditions, length of sleep, and whether the woman worked the night shift or not.

After four years have passed, the findings of experts show that women who like to stay up late tend to choose to be single or not married. Most of them are also smokers whose sleep patterns are erratic.

While women who like to get up early have a risk of depression 12 to 27 percent lower than women who are included in the midst between likes fast and like staying up late. Women who like to wake up in the afternoon are also found to be 6 percent more at risk of depression than those who sometimes sleep fast and sometimes stay up late.

In addition to lifestyles and chronotypes, researchers also found that there are certain genes such as PER2 and RORA that affect the hours of sleep a person who is at risk is also affected by depression.

Then how to prevent depression?

Vetter said that not everyone who likes to stay up late and wake up late must be depressed, huh. There are also some people who like to stay up late but their mental and physical conditions are healthy. Unfortunately, this study still needs further study and analysis.

However, it's a good idea to get up early to do other things that are used for physical and mental. For example exercising, spending quality time with family, preparing a healthy breakfast, and taking time for your hobby.

Also, pay attention to various symptoms of depression such as appetite and changing sleep patterns, not continuing enthusiasm, getting tired easily, and feeling hopeless. Immediately contact a doctor or psychological therapist to ask for help

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