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May 8, 2026Chronobiology International0 citationsOpen Access

Correlates of weekday sleep duration before and during the COVID-19 lockdown: Evidence from two Austrian national surveys from 2017 and 2020

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JDJürgen DegenfellnerMedical University of ViennaSSStefan SeidelSmithers PiraKPKyriaki PapantoniouBarcelona Institute for Global Health

Key Points

  • The aim is to explore how weekday sleep duration was affected by COVID-19 lockdown compared to previous years.
  • Analyzed data from two national surveys conducted in Austria in 2017 and 2020.
  • Evaluated established determinants and COVID-related factors impacting sleep duration.
  • COVID-related factors significantly contributed to the variations in sleep duration during the lockdown.
  • Highlighting the need for incorporating social context in future studies.

Abstract

) from 0.26 to 0.31. Beyond established determinants, COVID-related factors contributed substantially to explain variation in sleep duration during the lockdown. Our findings underscore the importance of incorporating context-specific covariables in future surveys to capture behavioural adaptations, e.g. during societal crises.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69fd7f65bfa21ec5bbf07e44https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2026.2659919
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