ArticleThe Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses2022
"I Want to Sleep, but I Can't": Adolescents' Lived Experience of Sleeping Difficulties.
Article in The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Unpacking sleep and mental health disparities across childhood and adolescence: A meta-analytic and systematic review.Sleep medicine reviews · 2026Pooled it
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- Sleep Problems and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Studies.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Review
- Facilitating sleep initiation in children with ADHD and sleep problems: a qualitative experience-based study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Adherence to 24-hour movement guidelines and associations with mental well-being: a population-based study with adolescents in Canada.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Adolescents' Suggestions on how to Support Their Sleep: A Focus Group Study.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School Nurses · 2024Article
- A system dynamics approach to understand Dutch adolescents' sleep health using a causal loop diagram.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Article
- Late Bedtime from the Perspective of Adolescents: A Qualitative Study.Nature and science of sleep · 2024Article
- 'Our mind could be our biggest challenge': A qualitative analysis of urban adolescents' sleep experiences and opportunities for mind-body integrative health approaches to improve sleep.PEC innovation · 2023Article
- Sleep's role in the development and resolution of adolescent depression.Nature reviews psychology · 2022Review
- A meta-analysis of longitudinal studies on the interplay between sleep, mental health, and positive well-being in adolescents.International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHPArticle
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Abstract
Sleeping difficulties are increasingly prevalent among adolescents and have negative consequences for their health, well-being, and education. The aim of this study was to illuminate the meanings of adolescents' lived experiences of sleeping difficulties. The data were obtained from narrative interviews with 16 adolescents aged 14-15 in a Swedish city and were analyzed using the phenomenological hermeneutic method. The findings revealed four themes: feeling dejected when not falling asleep, experiencing the night as a struggle, searching for better sleep, and being affected the next day. The comprehensive understanding illuminates that being an adolescent with sleeping difficulties means it is challenging to go through the night and to cope the next day. It also means a feeling of being trapped by circumstances. As the adolescents' lived experiences become apparent, the possibility for parents, school nurses, and other professional caregivers to support adolescents' sleep increases.
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