The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between sleep duration and mental
health for adolescents. The subjects consisted of 54,766 middle and high school students. Using
statistics from 13th (2017) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based...
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between sleep duration and mental
health for adolescents. The subjects consisted of 54,766 middle and high school students. Using
statistics from 13th (2017) Korea Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey, complex samples
logistic regression was conducted. Stress, depression, and suicidal ideation were significantly
different from sleep duration, respectively. Stress, depression, and suicidal ideation were more
prevalent among adolescents who had <5hr per day of sleep duration. After controlling general
characteristics, sleep duration was significantly related to stress, depression, and suicidal ideation.
Short sleep duration was shown to be a risk factor for poor mental health in adolescents.
Therefore, mental health care professionals should consider including adolescents with short sleep
duration before providing intervention.