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Teens experiencing 'social jet lag' due to early starts on school days and lie ins on weekends face worse anxiety

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Harding, E. (2026, August 31). Teens experiencing 'social jet lag' due to early starts on school days and lie ins on weekends face worse anxiety. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16091461/Teens-social-jet-lag-anxiety.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Researchers from the University of Southampton conducted a study analyzing 12 studies involving over 235,000 teenagers aged 12-18, finding a small link between "social jet lag" - the disruption caused by inconsistent sleep schedules - and increased anxiety. According to Dr Sarah Chellappa, the body's internal clock shifts back during puberty, making it natural for teenagers to want later bedtimes, but demands on their time can rob them of sleep, worsening social jet lag. The study suggests that maintaining regular bedtimes and wake times throughout the week, even at weekends, could help alleviate anxiety in teens. A separate report by Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza found that over 1 million children in England were referred for mental health treatment due to anxiety.

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Teenagers who experience "social jet lag" due to early school start times and late weekend sleep-ins are more likely to suffer from anxiety, according to a study published in the journal Sleep Medicine Reviews. This phenomenon occurs when teenagers stay up late on weekends, then have to wake up early for school on weekdays, disrupting their natural sleep patterns. Researchers at University of Southampton analyzed 18 studies involving over 235,000 youngsters aged 12-18, finding a small link between social jet lag and anxiety levels. The study suggests that regular bedtimes, even on weekends, could help alleviate this problem, and that secondary schools may need to reconsider their start times to better accommodate teenagers' sleep routines. Dr. Sarah Chellappa from Southampton University said that during puberty, the body's internal clock naturally shifts back, meaning teenagers would ideally wake up later than they do for school. The study suggests that this mismatch between natural sleep patterns and school schedules may contribute to poorer mental health in teenagers.

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Dr Sarah Chellappa, of Southampton University, said: 'During puberty, the body's internal clock usually shifts back by a few hours, meaning teenagers naturally don't start feeling sleepy until later and would ideally wake up later, too.

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🔮 - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source It's a phenomenon anyone with a teenager trying to get their child to school on time on a Monday will be wearily familiar with.

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Teens experiencing 'social jet lag' due to early starts on school days and lie ins on weekends face worse anxiety · mixed framing

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source It's a phenomenon anyone with a teenager trying to get their child to school on time on a Monday will be wearily familiar with. asserted

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But it may take a lot to sympathise with youngsters when they complain of 'social jet lag' – the idea that getting up early for classes after staying up late and lying in at the weekend makes them anxious. uncertain

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A study suggests the change in schedules dictated by school, work or free-time creates a similar effect to jet-lag and may lead to poorer mental health. uncertain

change → suggest → health

Researchers say teenagers would benefit from regular bedtimes, even at weekends, and secondary schools could 'reconsider start times' to better accommodate sleep routines. uncertain

schools → say → routines

The University of Southampton study, published in the journal Sleep Medicine Reviews, explored the relationship between the so-called social jet-lag and anxiety in youngsters aged 12 to 18. asserted

study → publish → youngsters

The team analysed 12 studies, involving more than 235,000 youngsters, and a further six in a narrative review. asserted

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They found a small link between teenagers experiencing greater levels of social jet-lag and higher levels of anxiety. asserted

They → find → anxiety

Researchers said that although this 'appears as a potentially small effect, it is unlikely to be due to chance and it is evident across studies'. asserted

it → say → studies

teenagers → say → hours

Teenagers experiencing 'social jet lag' due to early starts on school days and lie ins on weekends may suffer from increased anxiety, a study has suggested (picture posed by model) ' uncertain

picture → experience → model

But teenagers also face demands on their time, from early school starts to socialising online, which can rob them of sleep – especially during the week. asserted

which → face → week

'Many teenagers 'lie in' on the weekends to catch up on missed sleep, but this mismatch between weekday and weekend sleep schedules can worsen social jet lag'. asserted

mismatch → lie → lag

A report published by Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza in June found more than a million children in England were referred for, or are awaiting treatment, from mental health services – the equivalent of one in ten. asserted

children → publish → ten

Data obtained by her office suggested the top reason for referrals was anxiety. uncertain

reason → obtain → referrals

Dr Hannah Ravenhall, lead author of the paper, said: 'The findings highlight the importance of maintaining regular bedtimes and wake times throughout the week, even at weekends. asserted

findings → say → weekends

'This starts with acknowledging the biological sleep changes that occur in adolescence, advocating for their sleep needs and reconsidering secondary school start times to support young people's wellbeing.' asserted

that → start → wellbeing