summary: A new study reveals that teenagers who get a mild sleep, up to two additional hours, on weekends are less anxiety symptoms. However, sleep was more or less on weekends more than a week, however, it was associated with higher anxiety levels.
The results indicate that a small amount of sleep at the end of the week may help store the mental health risks of sleeping on weeks. Due to not getting enough sleep during school nights, understanding the perfect sleep balance can direct healthy habits.
Main facts:
- Sweet spot for sleep: Up to two additional hours on the weekend reduced anxiety in adolescents.
- Many or very little: Both excessive grace and look at weekends have been linked to more anxiety.
- Teenagers are in danger: Only 23 % of high school students get a recommended sleep from 8 to 10 hours.
source: AASM
A new study found to be presented at the annual meeting 2025 that teenagers who get a moderate sleep, but are not excessive, on weekends have less symptoms of anxiety.
The results show that teenagers who got two other hours of sleep on weekends more than a week have shown less anxiety symptoms compared to those who did not sleep longer on weekends.
However, longer periods of sleep were associated with the knees on weekends with slightly more absorbent symptoms.
“The results showed that both sleep are less on weekends more than a week and sleep largely more on weekends, they were associated with the symptoms of higher anxiety,” said lead author Sujong Kim, a doctorate candidate in the Department of Graduate Studies in Clinical Psychology at Oregon University in Eugene.
“On the contrary, the spoiler’s sleep is associated with moderate knees-which was defined as less than two hours-with a decrease in symptoms of anxiety, indicating that some recovery sleep at the weekend may be useful.”
The American Academy of sleep medicine recommends that adolescents sleep from 13 to 18 years from 8 to 10 hours on a regular basis to enhance optimal health. However, the data of the Disease Control Center shows that only 23 % of high school students get enough sleep on a middle school night.
“Many adolescents are trying to compensate for the sleeping sleep on weekends,” Kim said.
Getting enough sleep is associated with better health results, including improvement in attention, behavior, learning, memory, emotional organization, the quality of life, mental and physical health. On the other hand, insufficient sleep in adolescents is associated with increased risk of problems such as depression and suicide ideas.
The study included 1877 teenagers at an average age of 13.5 years. The duration of sleep was estimated using Fitbit devices, while the internal symptoms were evaluated using a child behavior review menu. Sleep at the weekend was calculated as the difference between the weekend and the duration of the week.
Kim noted that it is important to determine the appropriate amount of sleep that is useful for teenagers who restrict their sleep during the week.
She said: “Sleep fluctuations may contribute few or very large from the week to the weekend to the symptoms that a person tries to fight, such as physical or mental fatigue and feelings of anxiety.”
About this sleep and anxiety research news
author: Hana Miller
source: AASM
communication: Hana Miller – AASM
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The original search: Results will be presented at Sleep 2025
2025-06-12 14:59:00
