Epidemiologic study of sleep quality and troubles in French secondary school adolescents

Vignau, Jean; Bailly, D.; Duhamel, Alain; Vervaecke, Philippe; Beuscart, R.; Collinet, C

doi:10.1016/s1054-139x(97)00109-2

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“…Other studies have found a prevalence of sleeping difficulties in 43% of 8 to 10 year olds [40]. Many studies have examined the self-reported prevalence of sleep problems in adolescents; upward of 40% of adolescents also have significant sleep complaints [41] and 12% identified themselves as ''chronic poor sleepers'' [42]. Many of these studies have also documented a host of associated deficits in academic performance, social competence, and behavior problems [43].…”

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Childhood Sleep Disorders

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1996

Neurologic Clinics

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Childhood Sleep Disorders

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1996

Neurologic Clinics

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“…24 Importantly, disturbed sleep quality is associated with deficits in concurrently measured psychologic, behavioral, and somatic functioning and predicts the emergence of deficits in interpersonal and psychosocial functioning. 3,10,23,25 Although causal relationships have not been firmly established, these findings raise the possibility that adolescent academic, emotional, health, and behavioral problems may be prevented or meaningfully improved by interventions that result in increased quantity and quality of sleep. 26 Insufficient and irregular teenage sleep have been the focus of a number of investigations, and important biological and social influences have been identified.…”

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“…31,32 Although there is a general appreciation of the importance of sleep-hygiene practices for good sleep quality, 32 very few studies have examined this relationship in adolescents, and these studies have assessed only selected aspects of sleep hygiene (eg, substance use, cognitive activation). 11,13,14,17,25 A better understanding of this relationship would support further development of programs to educate adolescents about good sleep habits.…”

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The Relationship Between Reported Sleep Quality and Sleep Hygiene in Italian and American Adolescents

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Objective-The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between self-reported sleep quality and sleep hygiene in Italian and American adolescents and to assess whether sleephygiene practices mediate the relationship between culture and sleep quality.Methods-Two nonprobability samples were collected from public schools in Rome, Italy, and Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Students completed the following self-report measures: Adolescent Sleep-Wake Scale, Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale, Pubertal Developmental Scale, and Morningness/Eveningness Scale.Results-The final sample included 776 Italian and 572 American adolescents 12 to 17 years old. Italian adolescents reported much better sleep hygiene and substantially better sleep quality than American adolescents. A moderate-to-strong linear relationship was found between sleep hygiene and sleep quality in both samples. Separate hierarchical multiple regression analyses were performed on both samples. Demographic and individual characteristics explained a significant proportion of the variance in sleep quality (Italians: 18%; Americans: 25%), and the addition of sleep-hygiene domains explained significantly more variance in sleep quality (Italians: 17%; Americans: 16%). A final hierarchical multiple regression analysis with both samples combined showed that culture (Italy versus United States) only explained 0.8% of the variance in sleep quality after controlling for sleep hygiene and all other variables.Conclusions-Cross-cultural differences in sleep quality, for the most part, were due to differences in sleep-hygiene practices. Sleep hygiene is an important predictor of sleep quality in Italian and American adolescents, thus supporting the implementation and evaluation of educational programs on good sleep-hygiene practices. Adolescence is a period characterized by important changes in cognitive, behavioral, social, and emotional functioning attributable to biological development (ie, puberty) and to new roles and demands in the familial and social milieu (eg, decreased parental involvement, increased academic requirements). There also are dramatic changes in sleep/wake patterns during adolescence, including a decrease in sleep duration, 1-3 a delay in the timing of sleep, 4,5 and an increasingly large discrepancy between weekday and weekend sleep patterns. 6-9 Sleep quality is reduced as well. 10 Community-and school-based studies conducted in Europe, Asia, and the United States suggest that between 6% and 37% of adolescents report difficulties on ≥1 of the following behavioral dimensions of sleep quality: going to bed, 11,12 falling asleep, 3,13-17 maintaining undisturbed sleep, 10,16-18 reinitiating sleep after nocturnal awakenings, 3,16,17 and returning to wakefulness in the morning. 7,9,15,17 Furthermore, up to 16% of adolescents are considered to have clinically significant insomnia. 16,19,20 There is ample evidence that inadequate sleep quantity and quality are linked to significant problems in several aspects of teenagers' lives. 5,8 Sleepiness ...

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“…There is great interest in studying the sleep habits of children and adolescents, since they appear to be linked to somatic disorders such as respiratory diseases (Camhi et al, 2000), injuries (Valent et al, 2001), overweight or obesity (Gupta et al, 2002), psychological conditions including anxiety, depression, and aggressive behaviour (Meijer et al, 2000); alcohol or substance consumption and social and family disturbances (Vignau et al, 1997;Stein et al, 2001). Many adolescents complain about too short a sleep length, difficulties in falling asleep and waking up, and sleepiness during the daytime (Vignau et al, 1997).…”

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“…Many adolescents complain about too short a sleep length, difficulties in falling asleep and waking up, and sleepiness during the daytime (Vignau et al, 1997). This is worrisome because of the negative association with daytime functioning, and especially school performance (Wolfson & Carskadon, 1998;Mantz et al, 2000).…”

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Nutritional status, growth and sleep habits among Senegalese adolescent girls

2004

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Objective: To study the relation between sleep habits, nutritional status, growth and maturation in a group of African adolescent girls. The main hypothesis to be tested was that sleep length could be an effective way to spare energy, and thus malnourished girls sleep longer than normal girls. Design: Three repeated yearly surveys (1997)(1998)(1999)) on a subsample of girls drawn from a larger study cohort on growth at adolescence. Setting: The Niakhar district in the central part of Senegal. Subject: In total, 40 girls were initially drawn. Missing girls were replaced at each round by girls having the same characteristics and belonging to the same cohort. Intervention: At each round, data on pubertal development (breast stages and occurrence of menarche), growth and nutritional status were collected. Adolescents wore an accelerometer for three or four consecutive nights and days at each round. Results: At the beginning of the survey, girls were 13.370.5 y old. They were under international reference values in weight and height. Their mean sleep duration was 8.570.9 h. Their puberty status did not influence their sleep habits; however, they slept more in March than in June, which was related to the seasonal change in daylight. There was a significant relation between body mass index and sleep habits: thinner girls slept a longer time and more quietly than the more corpulent girls. Conclusion: The nutritional status of these girls influenced their sleep habits: this may have been either a direct causal relation or a consequence of a protective attitude on the part of the mothers towards the frailer girls. Sponsorship: The R024 'Epidémiologie et Prévention' of the IRD (France) and the Nestlé Foundation.

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Epidemiologic study of sleep quality and troubles in French secondary school adolescents

Cited by 153 publications

References 16 publications

Childhood Sleep Disorders

Childhood Sleep Disorders

The Relationship Between Reported Sleep Quality and Sleep Hygiene in Italian and American Adolescents

Nutritional status, growth and sleep habits among Senegalese adolescent girls

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