A person’s social clock is influenced by obligations such as work and school, as well as social activities.
Groggy and disoriented on Monday morning after a weekend of late nights?
“Social jet lag” may be to blame, sleep experts say, an inconsistency of sleep schedules that research suggests could have as much an impact on health as how much sleep one gets.
Almost half of U.S. adults experience some social jet lag, according to a new study published Tuesday in the journal JAMA Network Open.
The term refers to the mismatch between a person’s biological time, determined by an internal body clock, and their social clock, which is influenced by obligations such as work and school, as well as social activities.