In addition, 18 percent of teens say that when they do not get enough sleep, they are more stressed and 36 percent of teens report feeling tired because of stress in the past month. And for teens who sleep fewer than eight hours per school night, many say their stress level has increased over the past year (42 percent), compared with 23 percent of teens who sleep at least eight hours per school night. More than one-third of teens (35 percent) report that stress caused them to lie awake at night in the past month. Nearly one-quarter of teens (24 percent) also report that their sleep quality is fair or poor. 7 On average, teens say they sleep 7.4 hours a night on a school night and 8.1 hours a night on a non-school night. Teens report sleeping far less than the minimum age-based recommendation of 8.5 to 9.25 hours. Teens also report that stress has an impact on their sleep and vice versa.

Twenty-seven percent say they feel sad or depressed versus two percent of adults with low stress.

Forty-five percent say they feel more stressed versus five percent of adults with low stress.

Forty-five percent say they have trouble concentrating versus 12 percent of adults with low stress.

Fifty-nine percent say they are irritable versus 20 percent of adults with low stress.

Sixty-eight percent say they feel sluggish or lazy versus 36 percent of adults with low stress.

10 percent of adults with low stress).Īdults with high stress are also more likely than those with low stress to say they feel the effects of getting too little sleep: 25 percent).Īdults with high stress are more likely to say they are not getting enough sleep because their minds race (49 percent vs. They are also more likely to say their stress has increased in the past year (40 percent vs. 36 percent) and skipping exercise (41 percent vs. 27 percent) losing patience or yelling at their spouse or partner (50 percent vs. 30 percent) losing patience or yelling at their children (52 percent vs. 27 percent) lacking interest, motivation or energy (42 percent vs. 32 percent of adults) feeling overwhelmed (40 percent vs. 33 percent).Īdults who sleep fewer than eight hours a night are more likely to report symptoms of stress in the past month, such as feeling irritable or angry, than adults who sleep more than eight hours a night (45 percent vs. 8 percent) and get enough sleep (79 percent vs. They are also more likely to say they have excellent or very good-quality sleep (33 percent vs. On average, adults with lower reported stress levels report sleeping more hours a night than do adults with higher reported stress levels (7.1 vs. More than half (53 percent) report feeling sluggish or lazy, 38 percent report feeling irritable, 29 percent report they have trouble concentrating and 25 percent report feeling no motivation to take care of responsibilities.Īdults who sleep fewer than eight hours a night report higher stress levels than those who sleep at least eight hours a night (5.5 vs. Many adults report negative consequences from not getting enough sleep. Thirty-seven percent of adults report fatigue or feeling tired because of stress. Only 20 percent of adults say the quality of their sleep is very good or excellent. Five percent of adults with lower reported stress levels (one, two or three on the 10-point scale) say the same.

Adults with higher reported stress levels (eight, nine or 10 on a 10-point scale) fare even worse - 45 percent feel even more stressed if they do not get enough sleep. When they do not get enough sleep, 21 percent of adults report feeling more stressed. Many report that their stress increases when the length and quality of their sleep decreases. 6 In addition, 42 percent of adults report that their sleep quality is fair or poor and 43 percent report that stress has caused them to lie awake at night in the past month. American adults report sleeping an average of 6.7 hours a night - less than the minimum recommendation of seven to nine hours.

Survey findings show that stress may be getting in the way of quality sleep.

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