Examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health: Findings from the ABCD study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sleep irregularity are associated with health outcomes, particularly during adolescence. Early adversity may exacerbate sleep irregularity, but longitudinal evidence remains limited.

Objective

To investigate the relationship between early adversity, social jetlag, and weekly sleep loss in youth from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.

Participants and setting

The sample included 11,002 adolescents (mean age at 2-year follow-up = 12.03 years, SD = 0.67) from the ABCD Study (53 % boys and 47 % girls). Racial/ethnic composition was 53 % White, 14 % Black, 20 % Hispanic, and 13 % other/multi-racial.

Methods

Social jetlag and weekly sleep loss were assessed using the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire at 2-year and 3-year follow-ups. Con

SUBMITTER: Hunt ET 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12419542 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature