Sleep

The Effects of Sleep Patterns on Adolescents

By christinepaulin

  • "Pathways to Adolescent Health: Sleep Regulation and Behavior"

    "Pathways to Adolescent Health: Sleep Regulation and Behavior"
    Ronald E. Dahl, M.D. and Daniel S. Lewin, Ph. D. studied the effects of sleep loss on adolescents' emotion stability. They found that sleep loss correlates to adolescents having less control over their emotions, such as being more prone to crying when upset and feeling angrier than others would at frustrating situations.
    Dahl, Ronald E., and Daniel S. Lewin. "Pathways to adolescent health sleep regulation and behavior." Journal of Adolescent Health 31.6 (2002): 175-184.

  • "Understanding Adolescents' Sleep Patterns and School Performance: a Critical Appraisal

    "Understanding Adolescents' Sleep Patterns and School Performance: a Critical Appraisal
    Wolfson and Carskadon studied how adolescent sleep patterns affect how they do in school. They found that earlier bed/wake times and greater amounts of sleep lead to significantly higher grades. They reported that within their study, each hour later a subject arose decucted that individual's GPA by .13 on a 4.0 scale.
    Wolfson, Amy R., and Mary A. Carskadon. "Understanding adolescent's sleep patterns and school performance: a critical appraisal." Sleep medicine reviews 7.6 (2003): 491-506.

  • "Regulation of Adolescent Sleep: Implications for Behavior"

    "Regulation of Adolescent Sleep: Implications for Behavior"
    Circadium rhythm was studied among adolescents, and results showed that when a person goes through puberty, their internal clock slows down, meaning they are functioning on a day-schedule longer than 24 hours. It was also reported that 50% of sleep related car crashes were caused by 16-25 year olds.
    Carskadon, Mary A., Christine Acebo, and Oskar G. Jenni. "Regulation of adolescent sleep: implications for behavior." Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1021.1 (2004): 276-291.

  • "Short sleep duration is associated with increased obesity markers in European adolescents: effect of physical activity and dietary habits. The HELENA study."

    "Short sleep duration is associated with increased obesity markers in European adolescents: effect of physical activity and dietary habits. The HELENA study."
    A study was conducted that shows that adolescents who got less than 8 hours of sleep had more body fat, a higher BMI, larger waist and hip cirmference, and a higher fat mass index.
    Garaulet, M., et al. "Short sleep duration is associated with increased obesity markers in European adolescents: effect of physical activity and dietary habits. The HELENA study." International journal of obesity 35.10 (2011): 1308-1317.

  • "The prospective relationship between sleep problems and suicidal behavior in theNational Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health"

    An experiment was conducted that showed insomnia was associated with and can possibly predict the odds of reporting a suicidal attempt or suicidal thoughts in adolescents. Wong, Maria M., and Kirk J. Brower. "The prospective relationship between sleep problems and suicidal behavior in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health." Journal of psychiatric research 46.7 (2012): 953-959.

  • "The effects of poor quality sleep on brain function and risk taking in adolescence"

    Study was conducted that showed poor sleep in adolescents led to lower self esteem while making decisions, slower reaction times, and a higher liklihood of partaking in risk-taking behaviors.
    Telzer, Eva H., et al. "The effects of poor quality sleep on brain function and risk taking in adolescence." Neuroimage 71 (2013): 275-283.