Stress triggers of long, short, and variable sleep patterns.
Sleep and stress patterns in 34 young adult sleepers were measured. Time series analysis of sleep report measured 6- and 3-day patterns of light stress preceding a change in sleep pattern for long (n = 15) and short or variable (n = 7 and 12) sleepers, respectively.
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Psychology Department, Elmhurst College, IL 60126-3296, USA. kathysr@elmhurst.edu
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D000328:Adult; D002909:Chronobiology Phenomena / Q000502:physiology*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008019:Life Style; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D014851:Wakefulness / Q000502:physiology