The Impact of Delayed School Start Times During COVID-19 on Academic Performance: A Longitudinal Naturalistic Study in Italian High Schools.

Valentina AlfonsiAgostino CarboneScarpelli SerenaMaurizio GorgoniAntonella LuchiniPatrizia D'AndreaStefania CherubiniCristina CostarelliAlessandro CouyoumdjianFiorenzo LaghiLuigi De Gennaro

Published in: Nature and science of sleep (2023)

These findings confirm past evidence about the beneficial effects of delayed school start times on academic outcomes, with the additional advantage of observing them within a natural context that emerged during the pandemic. Further research is needed to explore the phenomenon more systematically and take into account the broader implications of implementing this change.

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