Morningness-eveningness analysis in high performance young athletes

The relationship between morningness-eveningness, age, sex, anxiety trait and sports modality among adolescent athletes was studied.102 high performance young Spanish athletes (54 woman and 48 men) between 14 and 17 years old participated in this study.Morningness-Eveningness was measured by the Composite Scale Morningness-Eveningness (CS) and anxiety trait was measured by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).The results indicate that there is no relationship between chronotype, age, sex and anxiety of athletes, as these are more morningness than the general population of adolescents; and sprinters / hurdlers are more eveningness than other modalities.We conclude that high sports performance may be an external Zeitzbergs amending psychological, physiological and biochemical aspects of youth.morningness, eveningness, sport performance, Zeitzbergs.