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Identify the Rescarch Metheds in Biolozical Psycholesy ermine e whether it is a correlational or experimental study, Also if applicable, identify the independent 3) What is the r social/environmental)? berday l brief summary of the study (e g procedure, resuli nterprtn thsults of the study might have a practical application Also, indicate any limitations in anguage give your group members a or applying at School Start Times Improve Sleep and Daytime Functioning in ie Boergers, Ph.D., a psychologist and sleep expert from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Center, recently led a study linking later school start times to improved sleep and mood in teens. The article, titled "Later School Start Time is Associated with Improved Sleep and Daytime Functioning in cents," appears in the current issue of the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics eep deprivation is epidemic among adolescents, with potentially serious impacts on mental and physical th, safety and learning. Early high school start times contribute to this problem," said Boergers. "Most agcrs undergo a biological shift to a later sleep-wake cycle, which can make early school start times particularly challenging. In this study, we looked at whether a relatively modest, temporary delay in school tart time would change students' sleep patterns, sleepiness, mood and caffeine use." Boergers' team administered the School Sleep Habits Survey to boarding students attending an independent high school both before and after their school start time was experimentally delayed from 8 to 8:25 a.m. during the winter term. The delay in school start time was associated with a significant (29 minute) inrease in sleep duration on school nights, with the percentage of students receiving eight or more hours of sleep on a school night jumping from 18 to 44 percent. The research found that younger students and those sleeping less at the start of the study were most likely to benefit from the schedule change. And once the earlier start time was reinstituted during the spring term, teens reverted back to their original sleep levels. Daytime sleepiness, depressed mood and caffeine use were all significantly reduced after the delay in school start time. The later school start time had no effect on the number of hours students spent doing homework, playing sports or engaging in extracurricular activities Boergers, who is also co-director of the Pediatric Sleep Disorders Clinic at Hasbro Children's Hospital, said that these findings have important implications for public policy. "The results of this study add to a growing body of research demonstrating important health benefits of later school start times for adolescents," she said. If we more closely align school schedules with adolescents' circadian rhythms and sleep needs, we will have students who are more alert, happier, better prepared to learn, and aren't dependent on caffeine and energy drinks just to stay awake in class.Explanation / Answer
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(Answer) (1) Behavioural – Mood, sleep patterns, caffeine use
Somatic – Physical and mental health, safety and learning.
(2) IV – School Timings DV – Adolescent behaviour/ mood/ health
An experimental study with correlation used in data analysis to determine a positive, negative or causal correlation.
(3) Social/ environmental and neural system. Because social behaviour (moods and stress) and neural system (mental health) are factors in the analysis.
(4) Without the use of nomenclature, one would describe this case as an experiment where a social scientist has analysed how sleep affects the behaviour, mental state, temperament and the overall well being of an individual. High school students, in this case, were given adequate sleep before a school day and inadequate sleep on other days. The difference in their reception of daily tasks changed to prove that a later school day or more hours of sleep was essential for their mental and physical well-being.
(5) The limitation is that the bed-time of the students may differ. The fundamental point here is how many hours of sleep do these individuals get. If a student goes early to bed, they tend to get more sleep. If they go to bed too late, then the delay in the school schedule should not matter.
The practical applications could be applied to a workplace. It would have an effect on the input an employee puts in their workplace. Furthermore, adequate rest also could be prescribed for a patient suffering from anxiety or mental stress.
The study proves that sleep has an affirmative effect on mental health. The applications of this study should, therefore, be in scenarios where it is essential to reduce an individual’s stress and help increase productivity or advocate better mental health.