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Understanding adolescent's sleep patterns and school performance: a critical appraisal

Wolfson, Amy R, Carskadon, Mary A·2003·Sleep Medicine Reviews

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The present paper reviews and critiques studies assessing the relation between sleep patterns, sleep quality, and school performance of adolescents attending middle school, high school, and/or college. The majority of studies relied on self-report, yet the researchers approached the question with different designs and measures. Specifically, studies looked at (1) sleep/wake patterns and usual grades, (2) school start time and phase preference in relation to sleep habits and quality and academic performance, and (3) sleep patterns and classroom performance (e.g., examination grades). The findings strongly indicate that self-reported shortened total sleep time, erratic sleep/wake schedules, late bed and rise times, and poor sleep quality are negatively associated with academic performance for adolescents from middle school through the college years. Limitations of the current published studies are also discussed in detail in this review.

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  • Poor sleep health indicators, including insufficient sleep and irregular sleep schedules, are associated with lower attendance at school, lower likelihood of graduating high school or college, and poorer academic performance among adolescents.

    “there is clear and conclusive evidence that indicators of poor sleep health, including insufficient sleep and irregular sleep schedules, are associated with lower attendance at school, lower likelihood of graduating high school or college, and poorer academic performance among adolescents [25,30,86,87].”
  • The effects of sleep deprivation on grades, car accident risk, and mood are indisputable.

    “The effects of sleep deprivation on grades, car accident risk, and mood are indisputable [27, 201, 202].”

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Authors
Wolfson, A. R., & Carskadon, M. A.
Affiliations
  • College of the Holy Cross (US)
  • Brown University (US)
Corresponding author
Wolfson, Amy R
Venue
Sleep Medicine Reviews
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-01
Volume
7
Issue
6
Pages
491-506
ISSN
1087-0792 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2123080075
Cited by
712
References
54
Citations by year
2026: 9 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 26 · 2021: 25 · 2020: 41 · 2019: 37 · 2018: 44 · 2017: 43 · 2016: 35 · 2015: 41 · 2014: 54 · 2013: 45 · 2012: 51
FWCI
2.04
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Sleep Medicine Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
Keywords
adolescent sleep patterns, sleep quality, academic performance, school start time, sleep deprivation, sleep timing, self-reported sleep, classroom performance, junior high school students, high school students, university students
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Educational Status, Humans, Students, Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm

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