"For the study, researchers at the University of Oregon and the State University of New York Upstate Medical University analyzed data from more than a thousand 16 to 24-year-olds in which participants reported their sleep/waking hours, including weekend catch-up sleep. While one might imagine that teens who spring out of bed early each morning - regardless of the day of the week- are more mentally sound, the opposite may be true. Interestingly, the study found that teens who slept in on weekends were significantly less likely to report symptoms of depression. The group had a 41% lower risk of depression when compared with the group who kept a more regimented sleep schedule on weekends."
"Casement adds that later bedtimes usually last until around the age of 18 or 20 before leveling out. Later bedtimes, coupled with early school start times, extra-curriculars, part-time jobs, and more, mean teens often accumulate "sleep debt" which puts them at a heightened risk for depression. Casement says that while teens need eight to 10 hours of sleep, most aren't getting it during the week, therefore extra weekend sleep matters."
More than 1,000 sixteen- to twenty-four-year-olds reported sleep and waking hours, including weekend catch-up sleep. Teens who slept in on weekends were significantly less likely to report depressive symptoms, showing a 41% lower risk than peers with regimented weekend sleep. Adolescent circadian shifts make teens more likely to be night owls, and later bedtimes often persist until around age 18–20. Early school start times, extracurriculars, and part-time jobs combine with later bedtimes to produce sleep debt. Teens generally need eight to ten hours of sleep but commonly miss that during the week; weekend catch-up sleep can be somewhat protective.
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