NIH R01 · 2024
Sleep as a Mechanism and Moderator in the Development of Health Disparities
PROJECT SUMMARY Sleep deprivation in American youth and young adults is a major public health problem and can impair mental and physical health, cognitive functioning and stress response systems. Significant gaps in this research include scarce investigations of long- term developmental trajectories of adaptation and maladaptation associated with sleep disturbances in the context of socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities. Identifying mechanisms that explain SES and racial disparities in sleep and broader health outcomes, as well as factors that prevent or protect against broader health disparities are high scientific priorities (Healthy People 2030). The proposed study addresses these…
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