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"Night owls" as defined by staying up late are more likely to suffer from insomnia. Groundbreaking research here.

Being a night owl is a matter of preference. Having trouble winding down and sleeping is a problem. You can have insomnia whenever your day ends.

If your day ends in the middle of the night, and your job doesn't cater to that, you have insomnia for sociological rather than physiological reasons, but it is insomnia just the same.

I don't have jobs with such requirements.

I get what you are saying, but couldn't it work the other way?

For example, if someone has trouble falling asleep but still needs to get up in the morning and tries to fall asleep early. Only to give up after not being able to adequately sleep and rise early?

Needing to get up early has nothing to do with being a night owl, most of us need to get up early regardless.

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