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. 2023 Mar 23;182(6):2625–2634. doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-04934-0

What is Known:

• Adolescents' are at-risk of more significant sleep difficulties, and recent literature highlights the importance of an integrated approach to understanding this phenomenon, including biological, psychosocial, and contextual factors.

• The literature lacks findings that consider the concurrent contribution of individual and psychosocial factors to sleep difficulties in adolescence.

What is New:

• The quality of parental communication and perceived parental support, as expressions of adult figures' emotional and behavioural availability in the adolescent's life, are significant determinants of sleep difficulties.

 The quality of day-to-day relationships with schoolmates and the school level of demands contribute to adolescent sleep problems.