Blue Light Therapy and the Circadian Rhythm: Effect on Southern California High School Students

Authors

  • Aaron Hoy Long Beach Polytechnic High School

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v9i1.1247

Keywords:

Sleep, blue-light, students, morning fatigue, circadian rhythm, lightbox

Abstract

Blue-light therapy is well known for curing patients with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), where the patient experiences depressive factors. In this study I used blue-light therapy in the form of blue-light lightboxes from the comapny Circadian Optics, as seen on shark tank. Instead of using the lightboxes to cure SAD, they were instead used to see if they provoked the participants sleep quality. The participants from Polytechnic highschool were selected from the Badminton Team, where the athletes woke up at five a.m. on school days. This ensured that the crowd was overall tired and fatigued. Over the four week testing course, participants proved positive results.

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Published

09-15-2020

How to Cite

Hoy, A. (2020). Blue Light Therapy and the Circadian Rhythm: Effect on Southern California High School Students. Journal of Student Research, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.47611/jsrhs.v9i1.1247

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AP Capstone™ Research