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According to the text, insufficient sleep among teenagers...

Ano: 2026
Banca: Fundação Universidade Empresa de Tecnologia e Ciências - FUNDATEC
Prova: FUNDATEC - Prefeitura de Morro Reuter - Professor - Área: Língua Inglesa - 2026

US teens getting less sleep than ever, new report finds


By Marina Dunbar


  1. A new study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health shows that today’s
  2. teenagers are sleeping less than ever before. The findings showed a consistent decline in sleep
  3. across every age category. The latest figures revealed record-low sleep levels for all groups, with
  4. only 22% of older adolescents saying they slept at least seven hours each night.
  5. “ Some barriers to sleep faced by teens have existed across generations, such as the
  6. increased homework and extracurricular demands that come with high school, social pressures
  7. to stay up late with peers, and jobs,” said Rachel Widome, lead author on the study.
  8. The greatest impact was seen among older adolescents. Sleep time steadily declines as
  9. teens age, while both sleep duration and feelings of getting enough rest drop significantly from
  10. early adolescence to later teen years.
  11. For the study, researchers analyzed data from Monitoring the Future, a long-running
  12. national survey representing more than 400,000 US students in grades eight, ten and twelve
  13. from 1991 through 2023. Participants responded to two primary questions: how often they slept
  14. at least seven hours per night and how often they believed they were getting enough rest.
  15. Insufficient sleep contributes ____ everyday exhaustion and inhibited functioning, while
  16. also being linked ____ longer-term issues such as mental health problems, struggles in school
  17. and chronic illnesses later in adulthood.
  18. While surging screen time may seem like the obvious culprit, the root cause may
  19. point ____ deeper feelings of social isolation and burnout. Recent high school student-led
  20. research showed that roughly two-thirds of California teens reported experiencing burnout and
  21. anxiety. The same research suggested that around a quarter of students believe they only have
  22. enough time to meet basic needs, such as sleep, eating and hygiene, two days a week or less.
  23. Jolie Delja, executive director of Aim Youth Mental Health, said that the respondents
  24. and the chance to learn and practice coping skills like breathing and mindfulness during calm
  25. “connected this directly ____ relentless academic pressure.” “They asked for time to slow down,
  26. and coping tools that already help them manage stress, including getting more sleep.”
  27. moments, not just crisis ones,” Delja said. “Schools and communities do not need to invent
  28. entirely new solutions. They need to give students more time and space for the people, activities
  29. Studies have also shown that teens who go to bed earlier and sleep for longer than their
  30. peers tend to have sharper mental skills and score better on cognitive tests.
  31. Although researchers say there is no single nationwide fix, they point to broader structural
  32. approaches that could help large groups of adolescents. One approach that the researchers
  33. suggest is to delay high school start times to 8.30 am or later. “Earlier starts are in direct conflict
  34. with preset rhythms of adolescent circadian biology,” Widome said.
  35. “A nation of sleep-deprived adolescents is not inevitable,” she added. “We should embrace
  36. a culture of sleep, where sleep is actually valued and where we commit to enacting policies and
  37. other interventions that promote healthy sleep for everyone.”


(Available at: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/15/teens-get-less-sleep-study – text specially adapted for this test).

According to the text, insufficient sleep among teenagers may contribute to:

A

Mental health issues and difficulties at school.

B

Stronger dependence on digital communication.

C

Reduced interest in social interaction with peers.

D

Greater pressure from extracurricular activities.

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