Frequency of Adequate Sleep and Different Forms of Delinquency across Adolescence: Evidence from Nationally Representative Samples of Youth

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  • Author(s): Kristina Block (ORCID Kristina Block (ORCID 0000-0001-8409-4670); Eric J. Connolly
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Youth & Society. 2024 56(3):622-646.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: https://sagepub.com
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      25
    • Education Level:
      Elementary Education
      Grade 8
      Junior High Schools
      Middle Schools
      Secondary Education
      Grade 10
      High Schools
      Grade 12
    • Subject Terms:
      Sleep; Adolescents; Delinquency; Grade 8; Grade 10; Grade 12; Violence; Age Differences; Gender Differences; Depression (Psychology); Risk; Substance Abuse; Peer Influence; Individual Characteristics; Academic Achievement; Parent Background; Educational Attainment
    • Accession Number:
      10.1177/0044118X231190665
    • ISSN:
      0044-118X
      1552-8499
    • Abstract:
      An emerging body of research documents a relationship between sleep quantity and delinquency during adolescence. Absent from this line of research, however, is an evaluation of whether the associations between sleep duration and different forms of delinquency vary across periods of adolescence and sex. The current study aimed to address this gap in the body of literature by analyzing data from nationally representative samples of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders from the 2010 to 2019 Monitoring the Future (MTF) surveys. Multivariate regression models reveal that relations between getting less than 7 hours of sleep and violent and non-violent delinquent behavior vary across grade level. Specifically, associations between less sleep and forms of delinquency are stronger for males in grades 8 and 10 compared to males in grade 12 or females. Implications of the results for future research and policies designed to increase sleep quantity during adolescent development are discussed.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1418069