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Associations of sleep with psychological problems and well-being in adolescence: causality or common genetic predispositions?
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Jan 2021
Vermeulen Marije C M, van der Heijden Kristiaan B, Kocevska Desana, Treur Jorien L, Huppertz Charlotte, van Beijsterveldt Catharina E M, Boomsma Dorret I, Swaab Hanna, Van Someren Eus J W, Bartels Meike
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BACKGROUND: Whereas short and problematic sleep are associated with psychological problems in adolescence, causality remains to be elucidated. This study therefore utilized the discordant monozygotic cotwin design and cross-lagged models to investigate how short and problematic sleep affect psychological functioning. METHODS: Adolescent twins (N = 12,803, 13-20 years, 42% male) completed questionnaires on sleep...
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