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This study aims to explore the relationship between weekend catch-up sleep and internalizing symptoms in adolescents.

April 25, 2026

The Sweet Spot of Weekend Catch-up Sleep: U-shaped Associations with Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescents from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study

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This study aims to explore the relationship between weekend catch-up sleep and internalizing symptoms in adolescents.
Participants: adolescents from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study
Assessment of sleep patterns concerning weekdays and weekends
Statistical analysis to evaluate associations with anxiety and depressive symptoms.
Moderate weekend catch-up sleep correlated with lower anxiety levels.
Larger weekday-weekend sleep discrepancies were linked to higher internalizing symptoms.
Associations with depressive symptoms were weaker and depended on the statistical model used.

Abstract

In this large U.S. adolescent sample, moderate WCS was associated with lower anxiety, whereas large weekday-weekend sleep discrepancies were linked to higher symptoms. Associations with depressive symptoms were weaker and model-dependent. Findings suggest a potential "sweet spot" for weekend sleep extension and underscore risk of large sleep variability.

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The Sweet Spot of Weekend Catch-up Sleep: U-shaped Associations with Internalizing Symptoms in Adolescents from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study

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