Genetic and environmental influences on sleep-wake behaviors in adolescence.

Victoria S O'CallaghanNarelle K HansellWei GuoJoanne S CarpenterHaochang ShouLachlan T Strike Jacob J CrouseKerrie McAloneyKatie L McMahonEnda M ByrneJane M BurnsNicholas G MartinIan B HickieKathleen R MerikangasMargaret J Wright

Published in: Sleep advances : a journal of the Sleep Research Society (2021)

There were strong genetic influences on sleep-wake phenotypes, particularly on sleep timing, in adolescence. Moreover, there may be common genetic influences underlying both sleep and circadian rhythms. The differences in sleep-wake behaviors on school and nonschool nights could be attributable to genetic factors involved in reactivity to environmental context.

Keyphrases

physical activity
sleep quality
genome wide
depressive symptoms
copy number
risk assessment
human health