Influence of Chronotype on Subjective Well-Being among High School Minority Students of Seemanchal Region of Bihar

Abstract

Subjective well-being (SWB) is important for students to improve their academic performance, resilience, and overall development. Subjective well-being represents individuals’ cognitive evaluation of life satisfaction and their experience of positive and negative emotions. Chronotype, or biological rhythm preference, has emerged as a crucial determinant of emotional functioning during adolescence—a developmental period manifest by significant biological and psychosocial changes. The present study examines the relationship and predictive role of chronotype in shaping life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect among high school minority students. The findings reveal that chronotype is significantly associated with all dimensions of subjective well-being. More adaptive chronotype patterns are linked with high level of life satisfaction and positive affect, as well as low level of negative affect. Regression analyses further demonstrate that chronotype significantly predicts each component of subjective well-being, with a particularly strong influence on emotional experiences. These results highlight chronotype as an important contributor to adolescent well-being in educational contexts.