Arecentstudysuggeststhatteens’relationshipwithparents,friendsandteachersmayhavealottodowithwhytheydon’tgetagoodnight’ssleep.DavidMaume,asociologistandsleepresearcher,analyzedfederalhealthdata,whichinte
Arecentstudysuggeststhatteens’relationshipwithparents,friendsandteachersmayhavealottodowithwhytheydon’tgetagoodnight’ssleep.
DavidMaume,asociologistandsleepresearcher,analyzedfederalhealthdata,whichinterviewed974teenagerswhentheywere12,andthenagainat15.Hefoundthatfamilydynamics(动态)havemuchtodowithhowwellkidssleep.Teens,whohadwarmrelationswiththeirparentsandfeltliketheycouldtalktothemortheirparentsweresupportiveofthem,tendedtosleepbetter.However,familiesthatweregoingthroughadivorceoraremarriagetendedtoaffectteens’sleep.
Andproblemsatschoolalsoaffectedteens’sleep.Feelingsafeatschoolandhavinggoodrelationswithteacherstendedtopromotebettersleep.Asdidgoodrelationshipswithfriends.Kidswhotookpartinsportsorotherpositivesocialactivitiesorsharedsimilaracademicgoalswiththeirfriendswerealsomorelikelytogetagoodnight’ssleep.
Theseadduptowhatmakeslotsofsense:ageneralfeelingofwell-beinghelpsteenssleep.Ifwe’rehappyandcontented,we’remuchmorelikelytosleepbetterthanifwe’resadandanxious.
Now,ofcourse,teenscanhardlyresistbeingdrawntotheircomputersandsocialnetworking.Maumealsofoundthatwhenparentswerestrictnotonlyaboutbedtime,butalsoaboutlimitingtechnology,kidssleptbetter.It’safindingthatseemsobvious,butparentsreallydomatterwhenitcomestohealthhabitsoftheirteenagers.
Clearly,teenagersaren’tgetting9to10hoursanight,whichputsthematriskforalltheconsequencesoflackofsleep,includingpooracademicperformance,coldsandstress.
小题1:Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Teens’sleepislinkedtotheirrelationshipwithpeoplearoundthem.B．Lackofadequatesleepputsteensatriskofmanybadconsequences.C．Moderntechnologyhassomethingtodowithteens’sleepproblems.D．Itisnecessaryforteenstojoininsportsandpositivesocialactivities.小题2:AccordingtoMaume’sanalysis,whowillprobablyhaveapoornight’ssleep?A．Teenswhofeelliketalkingwiththeirparents.B．Teenswhohavefriendssharing
