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Relationships among sleepiness, sleep time, and psychological functioning in adolescents

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Moore, M., Kirchner, H. L., Drotar, D., Johnson, N., Rosen, C., Ancoli-Israel, S., & Redline, S. (2009). Relationships among sleepiness, sleep time, and psychological functioning in adolescents. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 34(10), 1175-83.

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Abstract

Objective

This study examined associations among adolescent sleepiness, sleep duration, variability in sleep duration, and psychological functioning (symptoms of anxiety, depression, externalizing behaviors, and perceived health).

 

Methods

This was a cross-sectional analysis of data from a community-based cohort study of sleep and health. Participants were 247 adolescents (48.6% female, 54.3% ethnic minority, mean age of 13.7 years). Sleep duration and variability in sleep duration were measured by actigraphy and sleepiness was measured by adolescent questionnaire. Primary outcomes were measured by parent, teacher, and adolescent questionnaires.

 

Results

Sleepiness was associated with higher scores on measures of anxiety (Adjusted partial r(2) = .28, p < .001), depression (Adjusted partial r(2) = .23, p < .001), and perceived health (indicating more negative outcomes) (Adjusted partial r(2) = .19, p < .01). Significant associations between sleep duration or variability in sleep duration with psychological variables were not found.

 

Conclusions

Findings highlight the inter-relationships between sleepiness and psychological functioning and the potential importance of addressing sleepiness in health and psychological evaluations of adolescents.

 

MeSH Terms
    Adaptation, Psychological*
    Adolescent
    Anxiety Disorders/diagnosis
    Anxiety Disorders/epidemiology
    Anxiety Disorders/psychology*
    Asthma/diagnosis
    Asthma/epidemiology
    Asthma/psychology
    Attitude to Health
    Body Mass Index
    Child Behavior Disorders/diagnosis
    Child Behavior Disorders/psychology
    Cohort Studies
    Comorbidity
    Cross-Sectional Studies
    Depressive Disorder/diagnosis
    Depressive Disorder/epidemiology
    Depressive Disorder/psychology*
    Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/diagnosis
    Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/epidemiology
    Disorders of Excessive Somnolence/psychology*
    Female
    Humans
    Internal-External Control
    Male
    Sleep Deprivation/diagnosis
    Sleep Deprivation/epidemiology
    Sleep Deprivation/psychology*
    Social Adjustment*
    Statistics as Topic

 

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