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What Motivational and Awareness Variables are Associated with Adolescents’ Intentions to Go to Bed Earlier?

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The aim of the study was to test the motivation and awareness variables of the I-change model as predictors of adolescent intention to go to bed earlier. Questionnaires regarding sleep related motivational and awareness variables were administered to 127 sleep restricted (determined by actigraphy) high school students (12–17 years old). The motivational variables positive attitudes towards sleep and parents setting wake time predicted higher intentions to go bed earlier. The awareness variable sleep related cues to action also predicted higher intentions to advance bedtime. Positive attitudes towards sleep partially mediated the effect of sleep related cues to action on intention to advance bedtime. Future sleep promotion programs should train adolescents to detect cues to go to bed earlier to increase their intentions to go to bed earlier. Adolescents should be assisted to develop positive attitudes towards sleep as to enhance their autonomous motivation to advance their bedtime.

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Special thanks to Iana Ianakieva and Cristina Banu for help with preparing and administering the online survey. This research was supported by a Masters fellowship granted by the Fonds de la Recherche en Santé Quebec.

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  1. Department of Psychology, McGill University, Stewart Biology Building, 1205 Dr. Penfield Avenue, Montreal, QC, H3A 1B1, Canada

    Jamie Cassoff, Gentiana Sadikaj, Florida Rushani & Bärbel Knäuper

  2. Attention, Behavior and Sleep Laboratory, Douglas Mental Health University Institute, 6875 LaSalle Boulevard, Verdun, QC, H4H 1R3, Canada

    Jamie Cassoff & Reut Gruber

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Cassoff, J., Gruber, R., Sadikaj, G. et al. What Motivational and Awareness Variables are Associated with Adolescents’ Intentions to Go to Bed Earlier?. Curr Psychol 33, 113–129 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-013-9201-6

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