Table 3.
Adolescent open-ended responses to the perceived reason for sleep difficulties
| Sleep Difficulty Type |
Frequency of difficulty | Example participant responsesa |
|---|---|---|
| Insomnia/Restlessness Sleep Difficulties (IRSD) | 28.7% (137/477) |
“INSOMNIA” “RESTLESS” “I WAS RESTLESS” |
| Environmental Sleep Difficulties (ESD) | 26.6% (127/477) |
“MY BROTHERS SNORE A LOT AND MAKE NOISE” “MY CATS WAKE ME UP” “BECAUSE OF THE HEAT” |
| Mental/Emotional Sleep Difficulties (MESD) | 18.5% (88/477) |
“STRESS” “NERVES DUE TO THE EARTHQUAKE THAT HAPPENED TODAY” “I COULD NOT STOP THINKING” |
| Injury/Illness Sleep Difficulties (IISD) | 10.3% (49/477) |
“STOMACH ACHE” “HEADACHE” “SICK WITH THE FLU” |
| Technology Sleep Difficulties (TSD) | 2.5% (12/477 |
“I WAS ON THE PHONE” “BECAUSE I WANTED TO KEEP WATCHING VIDEOS ON MY CELL PHONE” “FOR BEING ON THE CELL PHONE LISTENING TO MUSIC” |
a
Indicates responses to the open-ended question: “If you slept poorly, what was the problem (e.g., were you restless, was there noise, stress)?”