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. 2018 Oct:68:165-170.
doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.07.016. Epub 2018 Aug 8.

Adolescent sleep insufficiency one year after high school

Jessamyn G Perlus  1 , Fearghal O'Brien  2 , Denise L Haynie  3 , Bruce G Simons-Morton  4
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Adolescent sleep insufficiency one year after high school

Jessamyn G Perlus et al. J Adolesc. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Introduction: Sleep difficulties affect approximately 45% of adolescents and are associated with health consequences such as depression and obesity. Sleep duration immediately following high school is not well understood, especially for those not pursuing post-secondary education. We examined adolescent sleep insufficiency and its association with school and work status.

Methods: Data were collected in 2012 and 2013 as part of the NEXT Generation Health Study (NEXT), a nationally representative, longitudinal study of U.S. adolescents. Self-reported sleep was compared with guidelines for healthy sleep.

Results: On weekdays, 31% reported less than 7 h of sleep; which reduced to 6% on weekends. Average weekday sleep was 7.4 h and weekend sleep was 9.2 h. Few results emerged from interaction analyses comparing different work and school statuses.

Conclusions: This study captures sleep habits of adolescents one year after high school regardless of school and/or working status. Implications and future directions are discussed.

Keywords: Adolescents; Emerging adults; Health behavior; Sleep; United States.

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