Sleep Problems, Tiredness, and Psychological Symptoms among Healthy Adolescents

Sleep problems, tiredness, and psychological symptoms among healthy adolescents.

OBJECTIVE To examine the contribution of adolescents' sleep problems and tiredness to psychological symptoms after accounting for shared risk and psychological co-morbidity. METHODS Secondary analyses of cross-sectional data on 12-16-year-old (N = 980) adolescents without chronic illness, functional limitation, or developmental delay. Adolescents rated sleep problems, tiredness, and psycholog...

Pain-related and Psychological Symptoms in Adolescents With Musculoskeletal and Sleep Problems

OBJECTIVES Two-thirds of adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal pain report a concurrent sleep problem. Both musculoskeletal pain and sleep problems can have deleterious effects on physiological and psychological well-being. We explored the prevalence of sleep problems and musculoskeletal pain, using data on 3568 adolescents from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Children. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

Relationships among sleepiness, sleep time, and psychological functioning in adolescents.

OBJECTIVE This study examined associations among adolescent sleepiness, sleep duration, variability in sleep duration, and psychological functioning (symptoms of anxiety, depression, externalizing behaviors, and perceived health). METHODS This was a cross-sectional analysis of data from a community-based cohort study of sleep and health. Participants were 247 adolescents (48.6% female, 54.3% ...

Healthy Habits Among Adolescents: Sleep, Exercise, Diet, and Body Image

Pain Symptoms and Sleep Problems among School-aged Children

Children’s pain symptoms and sleep problems are among the most common health complaints. They distract children from activities, decrease the quality of life, contribute to a significant economic burden, and have shown continuity into adulthood. The main aims of this thesis were to investigate long-term changes in the prevalence of pain symptoms and sleep problems among Finnish school-aged chil...