Re:Insufficient Sleep Associated with Risky Teen Behavior
by bena on Monday October 01, 2018 @04:22PM
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Take this study with a grain of salt. It only shows that teens who engage in risky behavior are more likely to get less sleep, not that less sleep leads to risky behavior in teens.
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Re:Insufficient Sleep Associated with Risky Teen Behavior
by chillacy on Monday October 01, 2018 @04:46PM
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We know in small scale sleep lab studies that low sleep leads to changes in emotional processing (one of the functions of REM sleep is to tune your emotional regulation), so that at least offers a plausible mechanism of action. As far as risky behavior though, you're right that causation isn't yet firmly established here.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dream-catcher/201112...