Sleep duration and social jetlag in healthy adolescents. Association with anxiety, depression, and chronotype: a pilot study

Purpose Misalignment between sleep opportunity and chronotype preference during adolescence may affect sleep and mental health. The aim of this study was to objectively evaluate sleep duration and social jetlag (SJL) to observe if there is a relationship with anxiety, depression, or chronotype. Meth...

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Published in:Sleep & breathing 2024-08, Vol.28 (4), p.1541-1551
Main Authors: Magnusdottir, Solveig, Magnusdottir, Ingibjorg, Gunnlaugsdottir, Audur Karen, Hilmisson, Hugi, Hrolfsdottir, Laufey, Paed, Anna Eyfjord Eiriksdottir M.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders
Dentistry
Insomnia
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental health
Neurology
Otorhinolaryngology
Pediatrics
Pneumology/Respiratory System
Sleep
Sleep and wakefulness
Sleep Breathing Physiology and Disorders • Original Article
Sleep disorders
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Summary:Purpose Misalignment between sleep opportunity and chronotype preference during adolescence may affect sleep and mental health. The aim of this study was to objectively evaluate sleep duration and social jetlag (SJL) to observe if there is a relationship with anxiety, depression, or chronotype. Methods Community based cohort study ( n  = 65) was conducted in Northern Europe. Participants recorded their sleep during the regular school schedule for 3 school nights and 2 free nights with FDA-cleared/EU Medical Device Directive (CE-02862) compliant home sleep test. They also completed validated questionnaires to assess (Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire; MEQ), sleepiness (Epworth Sleepiness Scale; ESS), and insomnia (Insomnia Severity Index; ISI), anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder-7; GAD-7), and depression symptoms (Beck’s Depression Inventory-II; BDI-II). Data were collected during the last week of February and the first 2 weeks of March, 2023. Results Average sleep duration on school nights was 7 h, 15 min, with 18% of participants on average sleeping ≥ 8 h. Average sleep onset was significantly later on free nights (1 hour, 47 minutes; p  
ISSN:1520-9512
1522-1709
1522-1709
DOI:10.1007/s11325-024-03026-z