Dataset: The Influence of Chronotype and Grit on Lifestyle and Physical Activity

DemographicsThis dataset contains data collected from 431 first-semester students enrolled in Oral Roberts University’s success course entitled GEN 150 - Introduction to Whole Person Education during the Fall semester of 2019.VariablesAge. The age of the student, in years, on December 1, 2019.Grit. A measure of each student’s “grit” using Duckworth et al.’s (2007) standard 12-question instrument.Lifestyle. Each student’s lifestyle was measured using a 35-question lifestyle survey that has items that cover aspects of personal health care, drugs and alcohol use, physical fitness, psychological condition, spiritual condition, personal behavior, and nutrition.MEQ. A measure of each student’s chronotype using the standard 19-item Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire.Sex. The sex of the student, encoded as follows: “0” female, “1” male. Data were collected from 262 females (61%) and 169 males (39%).Steps. The average number of steps that students took per day as recorded by the Fitbit device.