Assessing the Influence of Sleep-Wake Variables on Body Mass Index (BMI) in Adolescents

Assessing the Influence of Sleep-Wake Variables on Body Mass Index (BMI) in Adolescents

Recent work has established an association between overweight/obesity and sleep duration, suggesting that short sleep duration and timing of sleeping may lead to overweight. Most of these studies considered sleep-length rather than any other aspects associated with the sleep and wake rhythm, e.g. ch...

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Main Authors: Christoph Randler, Julia Haun, Steffen Schaal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PsychOpen GOLD/ Leibniz Institute for Psychology 2013-05-01
Series:Europe's Journal of Psychology
Subjects:
adolescents
biological rhythms
chronotype
sleep duration
self-efficacy
screen time
overweight
Online Access:http://ejop.psychopen.eu/article/view/558

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