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Sleep Restriction
Sleep Restriction Therapy (SRT) is an effective and widely used technique in the treatment of insomnia. It is commonly applied as part of a...
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The Role of Actigraphy and Sleep Diaries in Assessing Sleep in Adults with Insomnia
Proper sleep assessment is important for diagnosis and evaluation of sleep disorders. Actigraphy and sleep diaries are low-cost ways for measuring...
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Psychosocial Determinants of Sleep Behavior and Healthy Sleep Among Adolescents: A Two-Wave Panel Study
To date, it remains unknown which psychosocial determinants identified by several leading behavior change theories are associated with different...
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ADHD and Sleep Problems
Sleep problems and sleep disorders are common comorbidities in individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) across the lifespan....
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The role of sleep for memory consolidation: does sleep protect memories from retroactive interference?
Numerous studies suggest that sleep benefits memory. A major theoretical question in this area is however if sleep does so by passively shielding...
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Promoting sleep health during pregnancy for enhancing women’s health: a longitudinal randomized controlled trial combining biological, physiological and psychological measures, Maternal Outcome after THERapy for Sleep (MOTHERS)
BackgroundSleep is vital for maintaining individuals’ physical and mental health and is particularly challenged during pregnancy. More than 70% of...
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Overview of Sleep Disorders and Their Relationships to Aggression
The relationship between sleep and aggression was described in Chaps. 1 and 2...
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Sleep and Dreaming
Sleep is a basic, natural, and easily reversible periodic phenomenon characterized by a diminished level of awareness, reduced response to the...
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Does sleep benefit source memory? Investigating 12-h retention intervals with a multinomial modeling approach
For retention intervals of up to 12 h, the active systems consolidation hypothesis predicts that sleep compared to wakefulness strengthens the...
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Sleep Disturbances and Delayed Sleep Timing are Associated with Greater Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Youth Following Hurricane Harvey
Sleep patterns following a natural disaster are associated with mental health difficulties, but research in youth samples has been limited to...
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Affect Across the Wake-Sleep Cycle
Affective scientists traditionally have focused on periods of active wakefulness when people are responding to external stimuli or engaging in...
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The Use of Technology and Telehealth to Improve Behavioral Sleep Assessment and Intervention
Children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are likely to experience sleep disturbance. Evidence supports the effectiveness of functional...
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Sleep Hygiene and Related Interventions: Their Impact on Sleep
The multi-factorial nature of sleep concerns in children on the autism spectrum and the evidence supporting behavioral interventions indicate the...
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Association of natural sleep with moral utilitarianism: No evidence from 6 preregistered studies
Recent research has shown that sleep is associated with moral judgment. Most of these studies have focused on moral awareness and unethical behaviors...
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The Influence of Pubertal Development on Early Adolescent Sleep and Changes in Family Functioning
Pubertal development has been separately linked to adolescents’ sleep problems and larger family functioning, but research connecting these...
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Social Media Use and Sleep Outcomes among Adolescents at High Risk for Suicide
Sleep is a modifiable risk factor for suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents, and social media use may be one factor linked to sleep...
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Changes in Restless Sleep, Self-Control, and Alcohol-Related Problems with Police from Late Adolescence to Adulthood
Sleep quality is crucial for healthy adolescent brain development, which has downstream effects on self-control and involvement in risky behaviors,...
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Differences in sleep patterns between patients with anorexia nervosa and healthy controls: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundSleep difficulties are common in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), but objective assessments have mostly been performed in hospital and...
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Physical Exercise Intervention and Melatonin Supplement in Improving Sleep Quality in Children with ASD
PurposePrevious studies have demonstrated that physical exercise can modulate the endogenous melatonin level in children with autism spectrum...
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Late-Night Digital Media Use in Relation to Chronotype, Sleep and Tiredness on School Days in Adolescence
Previous studies on late-night digital media use and adolescent sleep have not considered how chronotype, a natural tendency to be awake or asleep at...
