View in EDS HTML Full Text PDF Full Text

Are adolescents chronically sleep-deprived? An investigation of sleep habits of adolescents in the Southwest of Germany.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Are adolescents chronically sleep-deprived? An investigation of sleep habits of adolescents in the Southwest of Germany.
Authors: Loessl, B. (AUTHOR), Valerius, G. (AUTHOR), Kopasz, M. (AUTHOR), Hornyak, M. (AUTHOR), Riemann, D. (AUTHOR), Voderholzer, U. (AUTHOR)
Source: Child: Care, Health & Development. Sep2008, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p549-556. 8p. 2 Charts, 3 Graphs.
Subjects: Teenagers & sleep, Surveys, Sleep deprivation, Adolescent health, Health behavior in adolescence, Prevention
Abstract: Background Adolescent sleep receives increasing attention. Several studies have shown that adolescents generally do not sleep enough. This survey assessed adolescents’ sleep patterns, and results were compared with sleep logs. Methods A total of 818 students aged 12-18 attending three different school types were asked to complete a questionnaire, adapted from the ‘School Sleep Habits Survey’, and filled in a sleep protocol over 2 weeks. Information on sleep patterns and demographic data were obtained additionally. Results A total of 601 students completed the questionnaire (i.e. 73.5% return rate), 55.1% female and 44.9% male. Average sleep duration during the week amounted to 8.04 ± 0.89 h and 9.51 ± 1.65 h on weekends. Sleep duration times on school days decreased from an average 8.64 ± 0.83 h for the age category 12–13 years to 7.83 ± 0.72 h for students above 16 years. 91.6% of all students slept less than 9.2 h per night during the week. Data from the 153 returned sleep logs showed even lower sleep times (7.75 ± 0.82 h for school nights). Conclusions The main hypothesis that students sleep on average considerably less than the recommended 9 h during weekdays was confirmed. Bedtimes changed throughout the week with the latest on Friday and Saturday nights and the least sleep around midweek. There were no significant group differences regarding school type and environment (rural vs. urban). Interestingly, the majority reported only little daytime sleepiness and no impaired performance. Results regarding the consequences of chronic sleep deprivation in the literature are inconclusive. The impact on physiological parameters, especially metabolic functions, requires further investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Child: Care, Health & Development is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Full text is not displayed to guests.
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 1
Header DbId: pbh
DbLabel: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An: 33543453
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Are adolescents chronically sleep-deprived? An investigation of sleep habits of adolescents in the Southwest of Germany.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Loessl%2C+B%2E%22">Loessl, B.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Valerius%2C+G%2E%22">Valerius, G.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Kopasz%2C+M%2E%22">Kopasz, M.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Hornyak%2C+M%2E%22">Hornyak, M.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Riemann%2C+D%2E%22">Riemann, D.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Voderholzer%2C+U%2E%22">Voderholzer, U.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Child%3A+Care%2C+Health+%26+Development%22">Child: Care, Health & Development</searchLink>. Sep2008, Vol. 34 Issue 5, p549-556. 8p. 2 Charts, 3 Graphs.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Teenagers+%26+sleep%22">Teenagers & sleep</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Surveys%22">Surveys</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Sleep+deprivation%22">Sleep deprivation</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Adolescent+health%22">Adolescent health</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Health+behavior+in+adolescence%22">Health behavior in adolescence</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Prevention%22">Prevention</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Background Adolescent sleep receives increasing attention. Several studies have shown that adolescents generally do not sleep enough. This survey assessed adolescents’ sleep patterns, and results were compared with sleep logs. Methods A total of 818 students aged 12-18 attending three different school types were asked to complete a questionnaire, adapted from the ‘School Sleep Habits Survey’, and filled in a sleep protocol over 2 weeks. Information on sleep patterns and demographic data were obtained additionally. Results A total of 601 students completed the questionnaire (i.e. 73.5% return rate), 55.1% female and 44.9% male. Average sleep duration during the week amounted to 8.04 ± 0.89 h and 9.51 ± 1.65 h on weekends. Sleep duration times on school days decreased from an average 8.64 ± 0.83 h for the age category 12–13 years to 7.83 ± 0.72 h for students above 16 years. 91.6% of all students slept less than 9.2 h per night during the week. Data from the 153 returned sleep logs showed even lower sleep times (7.75 ± 0.82 h for school nights). Conclusions The main hypothesis that students sleep on average considerably less than the recommended 9 h during weekdays was confirmed. Bedtimes changed throughout the week with the latest on Friday and Saturday nights and the least sleep around midweek. There were no significant group differences regarding school type and environment (rural vs. urban). Interestingly, the majority reported only little daytime sleepiness and no impaired performance. Results regarding the consequences of chronic sleep deprivation in the literature are inconclusive. The impact on physiological parameters, especially metabolic functions, requires further investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Child: Care, Health & Development is the property of Wiley-Blackwell and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=pbh&AN=33543453
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00845.x
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 8
        StartPage: 549
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Teenagers & sleep
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Surveys
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Sleep deprivation
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Adolescent health
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Health behavior in adolescence
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Prevention
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Are adolescents chronically sleep-deprived? An investigation of sleep habits of adolescents in the Southwest of Germany.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Loessl, B.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Valerius, G.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Kopasz, M.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Hornyak, M.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Riemann, D.
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Voderholzer, U.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 09
              Text: Sep2008
              Type: published
              Y: 2008
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 03051862
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 34
            – Type: issue
              Value: 5
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Child: Care, Health & Development
              Type: main
ResultId 1