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Chronotype and bedtime procrastination: The role of problematic generative artificial intelligence use and gender
Kağan Kırcaburun1, Hasan Çalışkan2
1Educational Sciences Department, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey.
Chronobiology International
|June 20, 2026
Summary
Morningness, or preference for waking early, is linked to less bedtime procrastination. Problematic generative artificial intelligence use (PGAIU) is associated with bedtime procrastination, especially in women, but not linked to morningness in men.
Area of Science:
- Chronobiology
- Psychology
- Human-Computer Interaction
Background:
- Individual differences in circadian preference (morningness-eveningness) are linked to technology use.
- Problematic generative artificial intelligence use (PGAIU) and its sleep-related effects are understudied.
- Bedtime procrastination is a relevant sleep-related variable potentially influenced by technology use.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the associations between morningness-eveningness, PGAIU, and bedtime procrastination.
- To explore potential gender differences in these relationships.
- To examine PGAIU's role in the link between chronotype and bedtime procrastination.
Main Methods:
- Online survey of 410 adult generative artificial intelligence (GAI) users.
- Structural equation modeling was used for data analysis.
- Participants reported on morningness-eveningness, PGAIU, and bedtime procrastination.
Main Results:
- Higher morningness correlated with lower bedtime procrastination across all participants and genders.
- Morningness was positively associated with PGAIU only in men.
- PGAIU was positively associated with bedtime procrastination in the general sample and in women, but not men.
- PGAIU did not mediate the relationship between morningness and bedtime procrastination.
Conclusions:
- This study provides initial empirical evidence on the interplay between circadian preference, PGAIU, and bedtime procrastination.
- Gender moderates the relationship between chronotype and PGAIU, and between PGAIU and bedtime procrastination.
- Findings highlight the need to consider circadian factors and gender in understanding problematic GAI use and its sleep consequences.
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