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Sleep, Personality, and Social Behavior

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Sleep problems are increasingly being recognized as a public health epidemic with data suggesting that over 69% of US adults get less sleep than they need. Despite the important role that sleep plays in our lives, sleep has been historically absent from the social psychological literature. Recently, however, researchers have started recognizing the importance of considering the bidirectional links between sleep and social processes. This work sheds light on the role that sleep plays in our social experiences, from basic social perception to complex social interactions. In this chapter, we highlight some of the latest research exploring the associations between sleep and social processes, focusing on (1) close relationships, (2) aggression, anger, and social stress, and (3) person perception and discrimination. We also elucidate future areas of research and important next steps necessary to bring together sleep and social psychological research.

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  1. University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Amie M. Gordon, Wendy Berry Mendes & Aric A. Prather

  2. University of Michigan, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Amie M. Gordon

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Gordon, A.M., Mendes, W.B., Prather, A.A. (2019). Sleep and Social Processes. In: Križan, Z. (eds) Sleep, Personality, and Social Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30628-1_1

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