Question

many studies have examined the effects of sufficient versus insufficient sleep on mental health. a new study, published in february in the journal of youth and adolescence, takes a more nuanced look, attempting to determine just how much each hour less per night really costs - where teenagers are concerned. the researchers surveyed an ethnically diverse sample of 27,939 suburban high school students in virginia. although teenagers need about nine hours of sleep a night on average, according to the national institutes of health, only 3 percent of students reported getting that amount, and 20 percent of participants indicated that they got five hours or less. the average amount reported was 6.5 hours every weekday night. after controlling for background variables such as family status and income, the researchers determined that each hour of lost sleep was associated with a 38 percent increase in the odds of feeling sad and hopeless, a 42 percent increase in considering suicide, a 58 percent increase in suicide attempts and a 23 percent increase in substance abuse. 2 assessment: imagine that a friend tells you that they are only sleeping four hours each night. based on the information presented in the article, what advice might you give them?

Explanation:

Se basó en los datos del estudio que muestra los efectos negativos del sueño insuficiente en adolescentes y se ofrecen consejos prácticos para mejorar la cantidad de sueño.

Answer:

Te sugiero que intentes dormir más horas. Según los estudios, los adolescentes necesitan alrededor de nueve horas de sueño al día en promedio. Dormir solo cuatro horas cada noche es muy poco y se asocia con un aumento en la tristeza, la sensación de desesperación, la consideración del suicidio, los intentos de suicidio y el abuso de sustancias. Intenta establecer una rutina de sueño regular, evita el uso de dispositivos electrónicos antes de acostarte y crea un ambiente cómodo y relajante en tu habitación para mejorar la calidad y la cantidad de tu sueño.