Dr. Jennifer Cousins and her colleagues studied 56 teenagers, ages 14 to 18 years old, who complained about their sleep habits. The researchers measured the participants' sleep and asked them about their grades.
- Students who had a high math scores spent less time in bed, had higher sleep efficiency and greater sleep quality, and took less time to fall asleep.
- High scores in English were associated with fewer nighttime awakenings.
- Students who had a hard time falling asleep, especially over weekends, usually had poorer overall academic performance.
- "The more regular and predictable their sleep is, the better they are likely to do when confronted with short-term sleep deficits," Dr. Cousins said.
Both studies were presented at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
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