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Sleep restriction worsens mood and emotion regulation in adolescents

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Baum, Katherine T., Desai, Anjali, Field, Julie, Miller, Lauren E., Rausch, Joseph, Beebe, Dean W.·2014·Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

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Background: The relationship between inadequate sleep and mood has been well‐established in adults and is supported primarily by correlational data in younger populations. Given that adolescents often experience shortened sleep on school nights, we sought to better understand the effect of experimentally induced chronic sleep restriction on adolescents’ mood and mood regulation. Methods: Fifty healthy adolescents, ages 14–17, completed a 3‐week sleep manipulation protocol involving a baseline week, followed by a sleep restriction ( SR ) condition (6.5 hr in bed per night for five nights) and healthy sleep duration ( HS ) condition (10 hr in bed per night for five nights). The study used a randomized, counterbalanced, crossover experimental design. Participants’ sleep was monitored at home via self‐report and actigraphy. At the end of each condition, participants and their parents completed questionnaires of mood and mood regulation. To assess for expectancy effects, we also analyzed parent and teen ratings of hyperactivity/impulsivity, which prior research suggests is not sensitive to SR in adolescents. Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests compared questionnaire outcomes across the two conditions. Results: Participants averaged 2.5 more hours of sleep per night during HS relative to SR . Compared with HS , adolescents rated themselves as significantly more tense/anxious, angry/hostile, confused, and fatigued, and as less vigorous (p = .001–.01) during SR . Parents and adolescents also reported greater oppositionality/irritability and poorer emotional regulation during SR compared with HS ( p < .05). There were no cross‐condition differences in depression or hyperactivity/impulsivity ( p > .05). Conclusions: Findings complement prior correlational study results to show that after only a few days of shortened sleep, at a level of severity that is experienced regularly by millions of adolescents on school nights, adolescents have worsened mood and decreased ability to regulate negative emotions.

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Authors
Baum, K. T., Desai, A., Field, J., Miller, L. E., Rausch, J., & Beebe, D. W.
Affiliations
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
  • Emory University (US)
Corresponding author
Beebe, Dean W.
Venue
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-07-30
Volume
55
Issue
2
Pages
180-190
ISSN
  • 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-7610
OpenAlex
W2075277492
Cited by
629
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
37.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institutes of Health (R01 HL092149, UL1 RR026314)
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
sleep restriction, adolescents, mood, emotion regulation, sleep deprivation, anxiety, irritability, oppositionality, hyperactivity/impulsivity, depression
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior, Affect, Clinical Protocols, Female, Humans, Male, Sleep Deprivation, Cross-Over Studies, Actigraphy

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