![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920104715im_/http://nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Late Nights May Impact Preteen Behavior
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July 10, 2007
![people and society graphic](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20080920104715im_/http://nsf.gov/news/other_images/1sbe_l.gif) | A propensity for activities in the evening rather than in the morning may offer clues to behavioral problems in early adolescence, according to psychologists who have found that kids who prefer evenings are more likely to exhibit antisocial behavior, rule-breaking, and attention problems.
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