The researchers concluded in their paper: 'Self-reported shorter sleep duration is linearly associated with prevalent and persistent psychological distress in young adults.'
And, 'In contrast, only the very short sleepers had a raised risk of new onset of distress. Different approaches to sleep duration measurement yield different results and should guide any interventions to improve subjective sleep duration in young adults.'
It is recommended by health organizations that young adults get between seven and eight hours of sleep each night.
This study shows how insufficient sleep can worsen existing mental problems in young adults, and can even cause mental problems in young adults that did not exist before.
Learn more about the benefits of a good night's sleep at the Brigham Young University Web site of 'Benefits of Sleep.'
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William Atkins completed educational degrees in science (bachelor’s in physics and mathematics) from Illinois State University (Normal, United States) and business (master’s in entrepreneurship and bachelor’s in industrial relations) from Western Illinois University
