Research Group on School Health and Well-being - GISBE

Reference of the Group:

GIUV2023-579

 
Description of research activity:
We address the problem of the (dis)synchronisation of time in childhood and youth. We aim to investigate the effects of students chronotype versus matching/mismatching with school schedules on health (how much and when they sleep, eat, exercise and spend time outdoors), on learning (verbal expression, spatial structuring and operations) mediated by cycles of alertness/activation and fatigue, time use (study, socialisation, family time, screen time, etc.) and on self-reported well-being (life satisfaction). Among the European educational systems, Spain has different school schedules for the same age groups, which allows us to distinguish between the split [S] and the compact [C] school day and examine the consequences for the lives of children and young people (health, learning, time use and life satisfaction) regarding whether student chronotype matches the school schedule or not. Recent evidence from chronobiology, chronomedicine and chronopsychology questions the organisation of social time (school, extracurricular activities) that does not respect biological time (circadian and ultracircadian cycles, chronotypes), partiicularly in relation to rest, food, physical activity and...We address the problem of the (dis)synchronisation of time in childhood and youth. We aim to investigate the effects of students chronotype versus matching/mismatching with school schedules on health (how much and when they sleep, eat, exercise and spend time outdoors), on learning (verbal expression, spatial structuring and operations) mediated by cycles of alertness/activation and fatigue, time use (study, socialisation, family time, screen time, etc.) and on self-reported well-being (life satisfaction). Among the European educational systems, Spain has different school schedules for the same age groups, which allows us to distinguish between the split [S] and the compact [C] school day and examine the consequences for the lives of children and young people (health, learning, time use and life satisfaction) regarding whether student chronotype matches the school schedule or not. Recent evidence from chronobiology, chronomedicine and chronopsychology questions the organisation of social time (school, extracurricular activities) that does not respect biological time (circadian and ultracircadian cycles, chronotypes), partiicularly in relation to rest, food, physical activity and time outdoors, time spent on academic activities and life satisfaction. In both the areas of health and education there is concern about the consequences for health and academic performance of a permanent mismatch between students' social and internal clocks. The novelty of our group is that it addresses this relevant and complex issue in a multidisciplinary way using mixed methodologies. It is multidisciplinary because it includes professionals and academics from areas such as biology, medicine, psychology, pedagogy and sociology. Our methods include a varied repertoire of techniques from the hormonal analysis of cortisol and melatonin, self-registration of dietary intake, systematic application of attention and cognitive activity tests (memory, reasoning, calculation) throughout the school day, combined with time management in the family environment and self-reported life satisfaction. The group aims to develop and interrelate these different lines of inquiry to provide more evidence and a better understanding of the relationship between school schedule organisation and learning. It is an interdisciplinary group whose findings will provide support for evidence-based educational policy related to the organisation of school time and contribute to a healthier, more efficient and more satisfying organisation of school time.
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Web:

http://gisbe-uv.es/

 
Scientific-technical goals:
  • Caracterizacion de cronotipos, por edad y sexo y calculo del jet-lag social producido por el desajuste entre el tiempo interno y externo
  • Estudiar los efectos del (des)ajuste en la salud
  • Estudiar los efectos del (des)ajuste en el aprendizaje
  • Estudiar los efectos del (des)ajuste en la distribucion del uso del tiempo
  • Estudiar los efectos del (des)ajuste en la satisfaccion con la vida
 
Research lines:
  • (Mis)adjustment of the chronotype of the students and the organization of school time.Chronotype (mis)alignment in students and the organisation of school time: its effects on health, learning, time use andsatisfaction.
 
Group members:
Name Nature of participation Entity Description
DANIEL GABALDON ESTEVANDirectorUniversitat de València
Research team
PILAR CODOÑER FRANCHMemberUniversitat de València
ELVIRA MARTINEZ BESTEIROMemberUniversitat de València
MARIA ELENA CASQUEL DEL CAMPOMemberUniversitat de València
GUILLERMO SAEZ TORMOCollaboratorUniversitat de València
LUIS EDUARDO VILA LLADOSACollaboratorUniversitat de València
ANA ANCHETA ARRABALCollaboratorUniversitat de València
MARTA TALAVERA ORTEGACollaboratorUniversitat de València
MARIA ELENA MAÑAS GARCIACollaboratorUniversitat de València - Estudi GeneralUVEG PhD student
Maria Jesus Hernández JiménezCollaboratorFundación de la Comunidad Valenciana Universidad Internacional de Valenciatenured university professor
Kadri TähtCollaboratorTallinn Universitytenured university professor
Santiago Estaún FerrerCollaboratorUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelonaemeritus professor
Lucia Monfort BelenguerCollaboratorHospital Clínico Universitario de Valenciadoctor
Mariano Fernández EnguitaCollaboratorUniversidad Complutense de Madridfull university professor
Ana Adan PuigCollaboratorUniversitat de Barcelonafull university professor
Diego Carmona TalaveraCollaboratorHospital Universitario Doctor Peset Aleixandretechnical officer
Nuria Estañ CapellCollaboratorHospital Universitario Doctor Peset Aleixandredoctor
Giulia ZerbiniCollaboratorUniversitaet Augsburgfull-time trainee professor (doctor)
Jose Marquez MerinoCollaboratorUniversity of Manchester (UK)researcher
Arturo Arrona PalaciosCollaboratorBrigham and Women's Hospitalresearcher
BELÉN CATALÁN GREGORICollaboratorUniversidad Internacional Valenciana (VIU)professor
CATIA REISCollaboratorUniversidade Catolica Portuguesa - Ucpprofessor
MÓNICA GONZÁLEZ CARRASCOCollaboratorUniversitat de Gironafull university professor
 
CNAE:
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Keywords:
  • cronotipo; aprendizaje; salud; bienestar; empleo del tiempo; jetlag social; horarios escolares