The Effects Of Sleep On Children And Adolescents

Due to reports of the consequences of lack of sleep in adolescents and children (i.e. Alfano et al., 2007; Gregory et al., 2005; Link & Ancoli-Israel, 1995; Meijer et al., 2000; Wolfson & Carskadon, 1998), the current study aimed to establish whether variations in sleep significantly affected the well-being and academic attainment of university students. It was hypothesised that those students with insufficient sleep would experience negative effects to their well-being and achieve poorer grades

“80% of adolescents own at least one form of new media technology” (Ray) and a study by a national Kaiser Family Foundation found that “children aged 8 to 18 years had an average media usage time of 6 hours and 21 minutes daily” (Ray). With media taking on a central role in the lives of these young children there are both positive and negative effects. But because of emotional and physical concerns, media does not have a positive impact on children and adolescents. In today’s society children are increasingly

psychiatric distress, in a large population of children and adolescents. In our study, depression, anxiety and emotional problems were considered as psychiatric disorders. Based on our results, the SRH was recognized, as the main variable for predicting depressive disorders in Iranian children and adolescents. Overall, few studies were performed on SRH in the literature [56] but these findings are consistent with our study. In a study between 1,027 adolescents aged 16–17 years in the Canadian National

between sleep-related problems (SRPs) and anxiety disorders among children and adolescents. Previous research indicates a significant association between SRPs and anxiety disorders. However, there is limited research investigating SRPs in children and adolescents and their possible effect on functioning during the day. Therefore, this study attempts to address these discrepancies by means of an introductory inspection of various kinds of SRPs amid an abundant sample of children and adolescents with

“Sleep Tight; Don’t Let the Disorders Bite”: Exploring the Relationship between Abnormal Sleep and Behavioral Problems in Adolescence Meredith A. Henry University of Alabama at Birmingham   Sleep can be disturbed in a variety of different ways and problems with sleep are a major health concern. In fact, the issue is considered to be such an important one that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) established National Sleep Week to promote awareness of disordered sleeping and promote educational

of Lack of Sleep in Highschoolers Sleep deprivation in high school students is creating a long list of problems in their health and academic areas. Sleep deprivation has been linked to many different health effects, and a major cause of sleep deprivation in high schooler 's is the start time of their first morning class. Many different studies have been conducted concerning start times in schools and the current time that schools begin classes, is wreaking havoc on student health. Sleep has been shown

Adolescent Sleep Deprivation: Causes, Effects, and Prevention Adolescent sleep deprivation is a common problem in today’s society, and it is also a very dangerous one. There have been numerous studies done to determine the causes of sleep deprivation in teenagers, the most prevalent being teens not getting enough sleep due to things like jobs and early school start times. There are many perceived dangers of this, such as sleepiness while driving and a risk for hypertension. There are a few ways

ADHD drug use and injuries among children and adolescents.” European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 23, no. 2, Apr. 2013, pp. 95–102. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1007/s00787-013-0432-8. Ban’s article is about comparing the risk of injury between children who take attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug and children without ADHD drug use. The result shows that children using ADHD drugs are hospitalized due to injury almost two times higher than children who don’t take ADHD drugs. I am

Grade Z for Adolescents It is usually the teenage years that introduce the idea of juggling and managing time. Given that there is only 24 hours in a day, we are only really introduced to the idea of cramming as many activities and task in a day when our age turns to double-digits. At a certain age, students are suddenly hit with the long list of things they want or should do all at once. This consists of school, family time, social life, extra circular activities, a job, homework, and much more

Academic stress and parental pressure may not be the only causes of sleep deprivation in college and high school students. According to Lund et al (2010), during puberty, it is normal for students to experience a delay in sleep and wake cycle. Moreover, caffeine consumption and excessive use of electronics at night, further disrupt the sleep cycles of adolescents (p.125). It is appalling to know that just for the sake of earning a few extra points on an exam, students stay up till late at night