Are children like werewolves? Full moon and its association with sleep and activity behaviors in an international sample of children

• Main Authors: Jean-Philippe eChaput (Author), Madyson eWeippert (Author), Allana G. LeBlanc (Author), Mads F. Hjorth (Author), Kim F. Michaelsen (Author), Peter T. Katzmarzyk (Author), Mark S. Tremblay (Author), Tiago V. Barreira (Author), Stephanie T. Broyles (Author), Mikael eFogelholm (Author), Gang eHu (Author), Rebecca eKuriyan (Author), Anura eKurpad (Author), Estelle V. Lambert (Author), Carol eMaher (Author), Jose eMaia (Author), Victor eMatsudo (Author), Timothy eOlds (Author), Vincent eOnywera (Author), Olga L. Sarmiento (Author), Martyn eStandage (Author), Catrine eTudor-Locke (Author), Pei eZhao (Author), Anders M. Sjödin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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In order to verify if the full moon is associated with sleep and activity behaviors, we used a 12-country study providing 33710 24-hour accelerometer recordings of sleep and activity. The present observational, cross-sectional study included 5812 children ages 9-11 years from study sites that repres...