Associations Between ADHD, Sleep Problems, and Mental Health Symptoms in Adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined associations between objective and subjective sleep parameters, and mental health symptoms (internalizing symptoms, externalizing symptoms, and irritability) and whether these relationships differed for adolescents with and without ADHD.

Method

Participants were 373 adolescents aged 10 to 19 years (M = 13.21, SD = 2.37). Sleep was measured both via actigraphy and self- and parent-report scales. Mental health symptoms were measured via a range of validated measures.

Results

Few relationships were detected when examining actigraphy variables. Subjective sleep parameters were associated with almost all mental health variables. Some relationships were moderated by ADHD status, generally consistent with stronger relationships bet

SUBMITTER: Loram G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10068403 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature