ERIC Number: EJ1418069
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 25
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
EISSN: EISSN-1552-8499
Frequency of Adequate Sleep and Different Forms of Delinquency across Adolescence: Evidence from Nationally Representative Samples of Youth
Kristina Block; Eric J. Connolly
Youth & Society, v56 n3 p622-646 2024
An emerging body of research documents a relationship between sleep quantity and delinquency during adolescence. Absent from this line of research, however, is an evaluation of whether the associations between sleep duration and different forms of delinquency vary across periods of adolescence and sex. The current study aimed to address this gap in the body of literature by analyzing data from nationally representative samples of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders from the 2010 to 2019 Monitoring the Future (MTF) surveys. Multivariate regression models reveal that relations between getting less than 7 hours of sleep and violent and non-violent delinquent behavior vary across grade level. Specifically, associations between less sleep and forms of delinquency are stronger for males in grades 8 and 10 compared to males in grade 12 or females. Implications of the results for future research and policies designed to increase sleep quantity during adolescent development are discussed.
Descriptors: Sleep, Adolescents, Delinquency, Grade 8, Grade 10, Grade 12, Violence, Age Differences, Gender Differences, Depression (Psychology), Risk, Substance Abuse, Peer Influence, Individual Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Parent Background, Educational Attainment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 10; High Schools; Grade 12
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Language: English
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