Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2009 Oct;32(5):1045-57.
doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.03.007. Epub 2009 Apr 9.

Sleepless in adolescence: prospective data on sleep deprivation, health and functioning

Robert E Roberts  1 , Catherine Ramsay Roberts, Hao T Duong
Affiliations

Sleepless in adolescence: prospective data on sleep deprivation, health and functioning

Robert E Roberts et al. J Adolesc. 2009 Oct.

Abstract

We estimate prevalence, incidence and persistence of short sleep or sleep deprivation in a two wave cohort study of 4175 youths 11-17 years old at baseline and 3134 of these a year later. Data were collected using computer interviews and questionnaires. Sleep deprivation was defined as 6h or less per night during the past 4 weeks. Weighted logistic regression procedures were employed to calculate prevalence, incidence, persistence/chronicity, and odds ratios. Prevalence rates and rates of persistence suggest sleep deprivation is highly prevalent and chronic. Multivariate analyses indicate that short sleep increases risk across multiple domains of dysfunction, suggesting pervasive deleterious effects. The broad impact of sleep deprivation and its pervasiveness suggests interventions will need to focus on multilevel changes to increase sleep time and reduce the negative impact of sleep deprivation among adolescents.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV. Text revision. 4. Washington, DC: Author; 2000.
    1. Andrews FF, Morgan JN. Multiple classification analysis. 2. Ann Arbor: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan; 1973.
    1. Buysse DJ, Angst J, Gamma A, Ajdacic V, Eich D, Rossler W. Prevalence, Course, and Comorbidity of Insomnia and Depression in Young Adults. Sleep. 2007;31(4):473–480. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Carskadon MA. Factors influencing sleep patterns of adolescents. In: Carskadon MA, editor. Adolescent sleep patterns: Biological, social, and psychological influences. New York: Cambridge University Press; 2002. pp. 4–26.
    1. Carskadon MA. Adolescent sleepiness: Increased risk in a high-risk population. Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving. 1990a;5:317–328.