Sleep, Psychological Symptoms, and Executive Functioning Over the Pubertal Transition in Adolescent Girls
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This study examines the relationship between sleep, mental health, and executive functioning (EF) across the female pubertal transition. Participants (N=49) assigned female at birth completed two lab visits, before and after menarche, to assess anxiety, depression, and EF. Participants wore an actigraph wristwatch to collect sleep data for 7 days. Results showed that participants had later bedtime post-menarche and no significant changes in psychological symptoms or EF. Sleep did not moderate the relationship between premenarchal mental health and post-menarcheal EF. These findings contrast with prior research, highlighting the need for further studies with larger, more diverse samples to better understand these processes.
Author: Ortega, Skylee
Language: English
Topic: Sleep and related disorders
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7043305368
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