Adolescent Sleep Duration, Variability, and Peak Levels of Achievement and Mental Health

Andrew J. Fuligni; Erin H. Arruda; Jennifer L. Krull; Nancy Gonzales

doi:10.1111/cdev.12729

Adolescent Sleep Duration, Variability, and Peak Levels of Achievement and Mental Health

Andrew J. Fuligni, Erin H. Arruda, Jennifer L. Krull, Nancy Gonzales

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To inform public health recommendations for adolescent sleep, the amounts of sleep associated with the highest levels of academic achievement and mental health were examined. The degree to which daily variability in sleep duration represents an underappreciated but functionally significant sleep behavior also was tested. A total of 421 adolescents (M_age = 15.03 years) with Mexican-American backgrounds reported nightly sleep times for 2 weeks; approximately 80% repeated the same protocol 1 year later. Multilevel modeling indicated that the amount of sleep associated with the lowest levels of internalizing and externalizing symptoms was more than 1 hr greater than the amount associated with the highest levels of academic performance. Greater daily variability in sleep duration predicted greater symptomatology and mixed academic outcomes.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e18-e28
Journal	Child development
Volume	89
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12729
State	Published - Mar 1 2018

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education
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