Adolescent Sleep Patterns: Biological, Social, and Psychological Influences

Cambridge University Press
Edition: Reprint, 9/8/2006
EAN 9780521168694, ISBN10: 0521168694

Paperback, 318 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm
Language: English

There is a growing concern in relation to the problem of insufficient sleep, particularly in the United States. In the early 1990s a Congressionally mandated commission noted that insufficient sleep is a major contributor to catastrophic events, such as Chernobyl and the Exxon Valdez, as well as personal tragedies, such as automobile accidents. Adolescents appear to be among the most sleep-deprived populations in our society, though they are rarely included in sleep assessments. This book explores the genesis and development of sleep patterns in adolescents. It examines biological and cultural factors that influence sleep patterns, presents risks associated with lack of sleep, and reveals the effects of environmental factors such as work and school schedules on sleep. Adolescent Sleep Patterns will appeal to psychologists and sociologists of adolescence who have not yet considered the important role of sleep in the lives of our youth.

List of contributors
Foreword William C. Dement
Preface Mary A. Carskadon
1. Sleep and adolescence
a social psychologist's perspective Stanford M. Dornbusch
2. Factors influencing sleep patterns of adolescents Mary A. Carskadon
3. Endocrine changes associated with puberty and adolescence Gary S. Richardson and Barbara A. Tate
4. Maturational changes in sleep–wake timing
longitudinal studies of the circadian activity rhythm of a diurnal rodent Barbara A. Tate, Gary S. Richardson and Mary A. Carskadon
5. Nutrition and circadian activity offset in adolescent rhesus monkeys Mari S. Golub, Peter T. Takeuchi and Tana M. Hoban-Higgins
6. Toward a comparative developmental ecology of human sleep Carol M. Worthman and Melissa K. Melby
7. Sleep patterns of high school students living in São Paulo, Brazil Miriam Andrade and L. Menna-Barreto
8. Sleep patterns and daytime function in adolescence
an epidemiological survey of an Italian high school student sample Flavia Giannotti and Flavia Cortesi
9. Risks of driving while sleepy in adolescents and young adults Mary A. Carskadon
10. What can the study of work scheduling tell us about adolescent sleep? Roger H. Rosa
11. Accommodating the sleep patterns of adolescents within current educational structures
an uncharted path Kyla L. Wahlstrom
12. Bridging the gap between research and practice
what will adolescents' sleep–wake patterns look like in the twenty-first century? Amy R. Wolfson
13. Influence of irregular sleep patterns on waking behavior Christine Acebo and Mary A. Carskadon
14. Stress and sleep in adolescence
a clinical-developmental perspective Avi Sadeh and Reut Gruber
15. The search for vulnerability signatures for depression in high-risk adolescents
mechanisms and significance James T. McCracken
16. The regulation of sleeparousal, affect, and attention in adolescence
some questions and speculations Ronald E. Dahl
Index.