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Psychologists now are studying a surprising cause for sleep deprivation; bedtime procrastination. A team led by Floor Kroese in The Netherlands surveyed over two thousand people ranging from ages 16 to 93. They found that although none of them had a sleep disorder or night job, they got on average 7.2 hours of sleep a night. Based on just age without outside factors, most individuals in the study should have been averaging almost 8 hours a night. (Boyd, 115) Over 17 percent of these people reported they had not had enough sleep in general, while over 50 percent felt they had not had enough sleep on two or more nights that week. Researchers found other factors to sleep deprivation including gender and outside sources out of their control, but the main reason was self-confessed bed time procrastination. Bedtime procrastination is defined as choosing to engage in activities even though it is time for bed. (Kroese, F.) Kroese and her team are suspicious to believe that bedtime procrastination is just an effect of someone with low self-regulation skills. They believe sleep deprivation might affect one's self control, thus furthering bedtime procrastination.

References: Wood, Samuel E., Ellen R. Green. Wood, and Denise Roberts. Boyd. // Mastering the World of Psychology //. Fourth ed. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon, 2011. Print.

"Psychologists Investigate a Major, Ignored Reason for Our Lack of Sleep - Bedtime Procrastination." //BPS Research Digest://. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Aug. 2014.

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