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  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
24,543 Views
14 Pages

An Exploratory Study on Sleep Procrastination: Bedtime vs. While-in-Bed Procrastination

  • Paula Magalhães,
  • Vânia Cruz,
  • Sara Teixeira,
  • Sónia Fuentes and
  • Pedro Rosário

Sleep Procrastination literature has focused on the behaviors individuals engage in before going to bed (Bedtime Procrastination) but not on the behaviors individuals engage in after going to bed (While-in-Bed Procrastination). The main goal of this...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
17,119 Views
13 Pages

The Mediator Role of Routines on the Relationship between General Procrastination, Academic Procrastination and Perceived Importance of Sleep and Bedtime Procrastination

  • Paula Magalhães,
  • Beatriz Pereira,
  • André Oliveira,
  • David Santos and ,
  • José Carlos Núñez and
  • Pedro Rosário
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Background: Sleep plays a key role in our overall function, and sleep insufficiency has been highlighted as a major health issue. ‘Bedtime procrastination’—i.e., needlessly delaying the time one goes to bed without external reasons—is one reason for...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Treatment of Insomnia and Sleep Disorders)
  • Article
  • Open Access
47 Citations
22,982 Views
19 Pages

13 October 2023

The purpose of this investigation was to study the relationship between sleep quality, problematic smartphone use (PSU) and bedtime procrastination, as well as to assess gender and age differences. A total of 313 participants, aged 18–60 (M = 3...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,397 Views
22 Pages

Bedtime procrastination is linked to poor sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, and altered sleep timing. Identifying the factors influencing this behavior is crucial. Among them, problematic smartphone use can delay bedtime. State boredom, a multidimen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Problematic Internet and Smartphone Use as a Public Health Concern)
  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
10,491 Views
14 Pages

Chronotype and sleep quality have been shown to play significant roles in influencing people’s physical and mental health. The current study focuses on examining the relationship between chronotype and sleep quality among Chinese college studen...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
12,606 Views
12 Pages

This study examined bedtime procrastination predictors and the development process concerning health behavior. Based on temporal self-regulation theory and the self-regulatory framework of time perspective, we examined the effects of future time pers...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Promoting Health for Adolescents)
  • Article
  • Open Access
611 Views
17 Pages

3 August 2026

Depression has been a pressing mental health concern among contemporary adolescents. Accumulating evidence suggests that individuals’ circadian preference—chronotype—may be associated with adolescent depression, yet the potential me...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Influence of Parenting in Adolescent and Young Adult Development)
  • Perspective
  • Open Access
316 Views
10 Pages

Bedtime procrastination is defined as delaying sleep despite having no external obstacles. It is a well-established marker of impaired self-regulation and contributes to sleep loss, daytime fatigue, and emotional dysregulation. A parental variant of...

(This article belongs to the Section Human Basic Research & Neuroimaging)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,860 Views
14 Pages

While morningness (a preference for rising earlier in the day) is associated with positive affect and life satisfaction, eveningness is correlated with negative emotionality, poor sleep, less self-control, and more procrastination. The current study...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,537 Views
18 Pages

1 July 2026

Background: Research on social media use, fear of missing out (FoMO), sleep disturbance, and health complaints has been dominated by survey-based studies, particularly among adolescents and university students. Less is known about how users spontaneo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Promoting Health Behaviors in the New Media Era)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,225 Views
26 Pages

The Owls Are Not What They Seem: Health, Mood, and Sleep Problems Reported by Morning and Evening Types with Atypical Timing of Weekend Sleep

  • Arcady A. Putilov,
  • Evgeniy G. Verevkin,
  • Dmitry S. Sveshnikov,
  • Zarina V. Bakaeva and ,
  • Elena B. Yakunina,
  • Olga V. Mankaeva,
  • Vladimir I. Torshin,
  • Elena A. Trutneva,
  • Michael M. Lapkin and
  • Vladimir B. Dorokhov
  • + 10 authors+ 5 authors

Morningness-eveningness is usually assessed as either a trait or a state using either a morning–evening preference scale or sleep timing reported for free days, respectively. These assessments were implemented in numerous studies exploring the...

(This article belongs to the Section Computational Models)
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
11,750 Views
22 Pages

Digital Devices Use and Sleep in Adolescents: An Umbrella Review

  • Maria Fiore,
  • Desiree Arena,
  • Valentina Crisafi,
  • Vittorio Grieco and ,
  • Marco Palella,
  • Chiara Timperanza,
  • Antonio Conti,
  • Giuseppe Cuffari and
  • Margherita Ferrante
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

This umbrella review provides a comprehensive synthesis of the available evidence on the relationship between digital device use and adolescent sleep. It summarizes results from systematic reviews and meta-analyses, presenting the magnitude and direc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,046 Views
12 Pages

Within- and Between-Person Correlates of Affect and Sleep Health Among Health Science Students

  • Yueying Wang,
  • Jiechao Yang,
  • Jinjin Yuan,
  • Bilgay Izci-Balserak and ,
  • Yunping Mu,
  • Pei Chen and
  • Bingqian Zhu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

13 December 2024

Background/Objectives: To examine the relationships between state affect and sleep health at within- and between-person levels among health science students. Methods: A correlational design was used and 54 health science students were included. The p...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Relationships Between Disordered Sleep and Mental Health)