Table 2.
Description of reasons for adolescents’ (n = 475) sleeping difficulties
| Theme | Imbalance between requirements and preconditions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main categories | Stress (251) | Technology use (161) | Poor sleep habits (152) | Existential thoughts (85) | Needs (51) | Suffering (35) |
| Sub‐categories | School stress (151) | Mobile, computer or tablet (137) | Sleeping after school (14) | Concern (26) | Need for food and fluids (16) | Depression or anxiety (14) |
| Everyday stress (82) | Movie, series, or TV (14) | Staying up late (69) | Thinking a lot (53) | Natural needs (8) | Bullied (2) | |
| Do not want to ‘miss out on life’ (18) | Gaming (10) | Unfavourable circadian rhythms (6) | Nightmares (6) | Need for physical activity (7) | Mental illness within the family (6) | |
| Tired despite a good sleep (47) | Need for a disturbance‐free bedroom environment (20) | Pain or illness (13) | ||||
| Lacking routine (16) | ||||||