logo
ResearchBunny Logo
Sleepmore in Seattle: Later school start times are associated with more sleep and better performance in high school students

Education

Sleepmore in Seattle: Later school start times are associated with more sleep and better performance in high school students

G. P. Dunster, L. D. L. Iglesia, et al.

A compelling study from the Seattle School District reveals that delaying secondary school start times leads to a significant 34-minute increase in median daily sleep for teenagers. This change not only enhances their well-being but also correlates with a remarkable 4.5% boost in student grades and improved attendance, researched by Gideon P. Dunster, Luciano de la Iglesia, Miriam Ben-Hamo, Claire Nave, Jason G. Fleischer, Satchidananda Panda, and Horacio O. de la Iglesia.

00:00
00:00
~3 min • Beginner • English
Abstract
Most teenagers are chronically sleep deprived. One strategy proposed to lengthen adolescent sleep is to delay secondary school start times. This would allow students to wake up later without shifting their bedtime, which is biologically determined by the circadian clock, resulting in a net increase in sleep. So far, there is no objective quantitative data showing that a single intervention such as delaying the school start time significantly increases daily sleep. The Seattle School District delayed the secondary school start time by nearly an hour. We carried out a pre-/post-research study and show that there was an increase in the daily median sleep duration of 34 min, associated with a 4.5% increase in the median grades of the students and an improvement in attendance.
Publisher
Science Advances
Published On
Dec 12, 2018
Authors
Gideon P. Dunster, Luciano de la Iglesia, Miriam Ben-Hamo, Claire Nave, Jason G. Fleischer, Satchidananda Panda, Horacio O. de la Iglesia
Tags
sleep deprivation
secondary school start times
adolescent sleep
academic performance
attendance

Related Publications

Explore these studies to deepen your understanding of the subject.

Mercury levels in hair are associated with reduced neurobehavioral performance and altered brain structures in young adults
Medicine and Health

Mercury levels in hair are associated with reduced neurobehavioral performance and altered brain structures in young adults

H. Takeuchi, Y. Shiota, et al.

A better alignment between chronotype and school timing is associated with lower grade retention in adolescents
Education

A better alignment between chronotype and school timing is associated with lower grade retention in adolescents

G. R. Ferrante, A. P. Goldin, et al.

Bed-Sharing in Couples Is Associated With Increased and Stabilized REM Sleep and Sleep-Stage Synchronization
Psychology

Bed-Sharing in Couples Is Associated With Increased and Stabilized REM Sleep and Sleep-Stage Synchronization

H. J. Drews, S. Wallot, et al.

Short-term improvements in diet quality in people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are associated with smoking status, physical activity and body mass index: the 3D case series study
Health and Fitness

Short-term improvements in diet quality in people newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are associated with smoking status, physical activity and body mass index: the 3D case series study

E. Burch, L. T. Williams, et al.

Listen, Learn & Level Up
Over 10,000 hours of research content in 25+ fields, available in 12+ languages.
No more digging through PDFs, just hit play and absorb the world's latest research in your language, on your time.
listen to research audio papers with researchbunny