Why is the CLASS Study important?By learning about teenagers’ sleep and how it affects their daily life, we can find ways to help individuals who might be struggling with their wellbeing or school work.
This is the first study to follow teenagers over time and look at the effect of light exposure on the body clock and how this affects teenagers’ sleep patterns and academic performance. |
Between the ages of 12 and 15, there is a natural change to the internal body clock (the ‘circadian’ clock). Teenagers are able to stay up later at night than in childhood.
Because school starts early, teenagers may not get enough sleep on school nights and feel sleepy during the day. We are interested in exploring whether sleep is associated with how teens feel in daily life, how easy or hard it is to concentrate and overall academic performance |