Authors: Real, A, D., Gillis, B, T., Gower, A, L., Eisenberg, M, E., Parchem, B., Lawrence, S, E. & Russell, S, T.
Date of publication: 2024
Journal: Sleep Health
Summary: This US study used data from two separate surveys; The 2019 Minnesota Student Survey and the 2018-2019 California Healthy Kids Survey to explore the relationships between multiple social positions, bullying experiences, and very short sleep amongst adolescents.
The study’s findings were consistent with previous research in that the majority of the sample of adolescents were not getting the recommended >8 hours of sleep, however, they also found that students who experienced sexual orientation-based bullying and cyberbullying experienced particularly poor sleep in comparison to those who didn’t experience the same bullying. The researchers also found that very short sleep occurred in adolescents who were part of multiple minority groups (e.g. Bisexual or transgender youth who were from racial/ethnic minority groups).
The authors note that it is important for clinicians working with this group to be aware of how the stigma of intersecting social positions can impact sleep, and to develop coping strategies around this in addition to traditional sleep hygiene interventions.
You can read the full study here
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