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O objectivo deste estudo era avaliar de que modo é que os nossos ritmos biológicos estão relacionados com a psicopatologia, mais nomeadamente, de que modo é que a depressão e a ansiedade se manifesta de acordo com o nosso cronótipo. Ou seja, se os vespertinos são mais deprimidos e ansiosos do que os matutinos, e qual o momento do dia em que isso mais acontece.
Para tal, recorremos à aplicação de um questionário composto por várias escalas: O Morningness-Eveningness Questionaire (rMEQ), o Inventário de Depressão de Beck (BDI-II), e o Inventário de Estado-Traço de Ansiedade (STAI), pedindo aos participantes que preenchessem ou de manhã (8:00-11:00), ou à noite (21:00-24:00).
Segundo os resultados, os vespertinos não se revelaram mais deprimidos do que os matutinos, contudo revelaram maiores níveis de ansiedade estado. Quanto ao momento do dia, os resultados revelaram que os participantes apresentaram maiores níveis de depressão e ansiedade no período da tarde.
The aim of this study was to assess how our biological rhythms are related to psychopathology, namely how depression and anxiety manifest themselves according to our chronotype. That is, if the evening persons are more depressed and anxious than the morning ones, and what time of day that happens the most. To this end, we used a questionnaire consisting of several scales: The Morningness-Eveningness Questionaire (rMEQ), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), asking participants to participate in the morning (8: 00-11: 00), or in the evening (21: 00-24: 00). According to the results, the evening persons did not prove to be more depressed than the morning ones, however they revealed higher levels of state anxiety. As for the time of day, the results revealed that participants had higher levels of depression and anxiety in the afternoon.
The aim of this study was to assess how our biological rhythms are related to psychopathology, namely how depression and anxiety manifest themselves according to our chronotype. That is, if the evening persons are more depressed and anxious than the morning ones, and what time of day that happens the most. To this end, we used a questionnaire consisting of several scales: The Morningness-Eveningness Questionaire (rMEQ), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II), and the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), asking participants to participate in the morning (8: 00-11: 00), or in the evening (21: 00-24: 00). According to the results, the evening persons did not prove to be more depressed than the morning ones, however they revealed higher levels of state anxiety. As for the time of day, the results revealed that participants had higher levels of depression and anxiety in the afternoon.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada no ISPA – Instituto Universitário para obtenção de grau de Mestre na especialidade de Psicologia Clínica
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Cronótipo Depressão Ansiedade Chronotype Depression Anxiety