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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Sleep
Sec. Sleep, Behavior and Mental Health
Volume 3 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/frsle.2024.1483543
This article is part of the Research Topic Long-term effects of adolescent stress, sleep deprivation, or circadian disruption on mood and anxiety View all 7 articles

The Effects of Korean Adolescents' Sleep Duration on Life Satisfaction: Utilizing the Autoregressive Cross-Lagged (ARCL) Model

Provisionally accepted
Eun Jin Jung Eun Jin Jung *
  • Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Wŏnju, Republic of Korea

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    This study aimed to analyze the effects of adolescents' sleep duration on life satisfaction. For this purpose, data from the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS) conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute (NYPI) were utilized, specifically focusing on the 4th-grade panel data (N = 2,378; 52.4% male; 47.6% female). Analysis revealed a rapid decline in youth sleep duration upon entering junior high school. Consequently, the data were categorized into two periods for analysis: Year I (4th grade) to Year IV (7th grade), and Year IV (7th grade) to Year VII (10th grade). Using the autoregressive cross-lagged (ARCL) model, it was found that sleep duration during Years IV-VII significantly influenced life satisfaction over time. An increase in sleep duration led to a subsequent increase in life satisfaction over time with statistical significance. Based on these study findings, implications and suggestions for future research were discussed. factors affecting adolescents' life satisfaction have been identified, the percentage of Korean youth with high life satisfaction remains relatively low.According to an analysis of statistics on Korean youth aged 13-24 in 2016, 46.2% reported being stressed about their overall life (Statistics Korea & Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, 2017). When the causes of death among youth aged 7-24 were analyzed for 2015, 'intentional selfharm' was the leading cause, followed by 'transport accidents' and 'malignant neoplasm (cancer)'. This ranking remained unchanged from 2007 to 2015. In relation to this issue, the Ministry of Health and Welfare et al. ( 2011) stated that insufficient sleep in adolescents increases the likelihood of smoking, drinking, and suicide. Practically, recent studies have indirectly suggested that sleep disturbances or problem in adolescents may influence their depression and anxiety (

    Keywords: adolescents' sleep duration, life satisfaction, autoregressive cross-lagged (ARCL) model, Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey, Sleep

    Received: 20 Aug 2024; Accepted: 24 Dec 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Eun Jin Jung, Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training, Wŏnju, Republic of Korea

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