A1 Journal article (refereed)
Trends in sleeping difficulty among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014 (2019)

Thorsteinsson, E. B., Potrebny, T., Arnarsson, Á. M., Tynjälä, J., Välimaa, R., & Eriksson, C. (2019). Trends in sleeping difficulty among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014. Nordisk välfärdsforskning, 4(2), 77-87. https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-05

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Publication details

All authors or editors: Thorsteinsson, Einar Baldvin; Potrebny, Thomas; Arnarsson, Ársaell Már; Tynjälä, Jorma; Välimaa, Raili; Eriksson, Charli

Journal or series: Nordisk välfärdsforskning

eISSN: 2464-4161

Publication year: 2019

Volume: 4

Issue number: 2

Pages range: 77-87

Publisher: Universitetsforlaget

Publication country: Norway

Publication language: English

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.2464-4161-2019-02-05

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/67718

Abstract

Sleep has been found to be an important factor in adolescents’ mental and physical health. The aim of the present study was to examine trends in sleep difficulty (i.e., difficulty falling asleep more often than once a week) in the Nordic countries among 11- to 15-year-olds. We analysed Nordic data from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study (HBSC), which is conducted every four years, looking specifically at trends in sleep difficulty over a 12-year period from 2002 to 2014. The participants were aged 11 to 15 years. The total number of participants across these years was 113,447. A large percentage (17% to 31% in 2014) of adolescents in the Nordic countries experience sleep difficulty, and these difficulties increased from 2002 to 2014 in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden. Only in Norway was there a decrease, mainly due to a reduction in sleep difficulty among 11-year-old boys and girls from 2010 to 2014. Sleep difficulty among boys and girls are prevalent and generally on the rise in the Nordic countries with the exception of Norway.

Keywords: young people; health; well-being; insomnia; sleep disorders; sleep; trends; international comparison

Free keywords: sleep difficulty; adolescents; Nordic countries

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Ministry reporting: Yes

Reporting Year: 2019

JUFO rating: 1