Effects of Morningness-Eveningness Orientation on Life Satisfaction and Big Five traits in Males and Females: A Comparative Study

Abstract

Chronotype is an important variable to understand since it plays a key role in influencing many other factors like personality, temperament, perceived well being, etc. The current study is a comparative study aimed at measuring gender differences amongst males and females for morningness-eveningness, life satisfaction and the big five factor personality traits. The sample(n=77) consists of young adults with age ranging from 19 to 25. The sample population comprises 57.1% females and 42.9% males. Standardized tools were utilized to measure the variables. The results indicated that there are significant differences between males and females for the variables morningness-eveningness and conscientiousness. Further, the study also found significant relationships between chronotype and some of the Big Five Factor traits. Although, no significant relationship was found between life satisfaction and chronotype. Further research is suggested on the above-mentioned variables due to the relatively ambiguous effects of chronotype on well being and life satisfaction, and the under-explored nature of the research conducted on the Indian young adult population.