Sleep, self‐regulation, self‐control and health

There is considerable research examining the link between sleep and health-related outcomes. For example, insufficient sleep has been linked to increased psychological stress (Cruess et al., 2003) and lower self-rated health (Steptoe, Peacey, Andersson De Ridder Hall & Fong, 2007) and resisting relapse in behaviours that have deleterious effects of health such as smoking and consuming alcohol above recommended limits (Hagger, Wood, Stiff, & Chatzisarantis, 2009, 2010).