A multi-method examination of sluggish cognitive tempo in relation to adolescent sleep, daytime sleepiness, and circadian preference.
Joseph W FredrickKiley M YeamanXiaoqian YuJoshua M LangbergStephen P BeckerPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2022)
Findings provide the strongest evidence to date for SCT being uniquely linked to poorer sleep, greater daytime sleepiness, and a later evening circadian preference across subjective and objective measures. Longitudinal studies are needed to evaluate predictive and bidirectional associations.