Executive Functions in Adolescents with Sleep Disorder

Introductin: 

Sleep is an essential biological function that has a pivotal role in the development of cognitive skills. Sleep disorders make people susceptible to various cognitive and psychological problems. Therefore, this study aimed to Investigate the executive functions in adolescents with sleep disorders.

The method of the present research was a causal-comparative. The research population consisted of all those who were referred to the health centers and the psychiatric clinic in Tabriz, Iran. 240 adolescents (120 adolescents with sleep disorders and 120 normal adolescents) were selected using available sampling. A sleep disorder checklist (SDS-CL-17) and executive skills questionnaire (ESQ-R) were used to collect data.

The results show that adolescents with sleep disorders have more deficiency in all components of executive functions than the healthy group.

Our data indicate that sleep disorders make adolescents more susceptible to executive function problems.