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Title: Changes in Restless Sleep, Self-Control, and Alcohol-Related Problems with Police from Late Adolescence to Adulthood
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Royle, Meghan L. Connolly, Eric J. |
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Changes in Restless Sleep, Self-Control, and Alcohol-Related Problems with Police from Late Adolescence to Adulthood Journal of Youth and Adolescence published online (6 March 2024). Also: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-024-01958-z Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79 Young Adult Publisher: Springer Keyword(s): Adolescence; Alcohol Use; Alcohol Use, Impact on Health; Child Development; Impulsivity; Law Enforcement/Police; Risk-Taking; Self-Control/Self-Regulation; Sleep; Young Adults; Youth Problems; Youth Studies Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Sleep quality is crucial for healthy adolescent brain development, which has downstream effects on self-control and involvement in risky behaviors, such as alcohol use. While previous studies have found that sleep and facets of self-control are associated with patterns of alcohol use, few have assessed whether these constructs are tied to alcohol-related problems with law enforcement during the transitional period from adolescence to adulthood. The current study uses self-report panel data from ages 16 to 27 from a population-based sample of U.S. youth (N = 956; 36.86% female). The goal of the current study is to assess the association between changes in restless sleep, impulsivity, sensation seeking, and problems with police during or shortly after consuming alcohol from adolescence to adulthood to begin to address this gap in the existing literature. Results from a multivariate latent growth curve model reveal that faster increases in restless sleep and slower declines in impulsivity are associated with slower declines in police contact. Correlated changes between restless sleep, impulsivity, and police contact are slightly greater from ages 16–21 than for ages 22–27, with males showing stronger associations. The reported results suggest that identifying developmental mechanisms between changes in poor sleep, impulsivity, and alcohol use behaviors during this life-course phase will be crucial moving forward to help divert youth away from alcohol-related contact with the police. |
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Royle, Meghan L. and Eric J. Connolly. "Changes in Restless Sleep, Self-Control, and Alcohol-Related Problems with Police from Late Adolescence to Adulthood." Journal of Youth and Adolescence published online (6 March 2024).
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