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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Sleep Sci 2022; 15(S 01): 249-256
DOI: 10.5935/1984-0063.20220024
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Poor sleep is associated with sensation-seeking and risk behavior in college students

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  • Laila Taghvaee

    1   Islamic Azad University, Psychology - Tehran - Tehran - Iran.

  • Amir Ali Mazandarani

    2   The Institute for Research and Development in the Humanities (SAMT), Behavioral Sciences - Tehran - Tehran - Iran.
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Objective The current study examines the relationship between sleep duration and variability with sensation- seeking and risky behaviors in a sample of Iranian undergraduate students.

Methods The participants in this study were 385 undergraduate students in Tehran. To collect data, we used the Sensation Seeking Scale, Risk Behavior Scale, and two questions related to sleep duration and sleep variability.

Results The results showed a positive relationship between sleep deprivation and irregular sleep schedule with sensation-seeking and risk behavior tendencies in students.

Discussion This association could point to an indirect impact of sleep deprivation on sensationseeking and risk behavior, for example, by altering brain regions responsible for self- control.

Risk-Taking - Sleep Deprivation - Sensation

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Publication History

Received: 25 May 2021

Accepted: 20 August 2021

Article published online:
01 December 2023

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