Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 179-189 , June 2010

The influence of sleep quality, sleep duration and sleepiness on school performance in children and adolescents: A meta-analytic review

  • Julia F. Dewald

      Affiliations

    • Department of Education, Faculty of Social and Behavior Science, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 20 525 1280; fax: +31 20 525 1200.
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  • Anne M. Meijer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Education, Faculty of Social and Behavior Science, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Tel.: +31 20 525 1572; fax: +31 20 525 1200.
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  • Frans J. Oort

      Affiliations

    • Department of Education, Faculty of Social and Behavior Science, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Tel.: +31 20 525 1314; fax: +31 20 525 1200.
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  • Gerard A. Kerkhof

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social and Behavioral Science, University of Amsterdam, Roetersstraat 15, 1018 WB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Tel.: +31 20 525 6739; fax: +31 20 639 1956.
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  • Susan M. Bögels

      Affiliations

    • Department of Education, Faculty of Social and Behavior Science, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Tel.: +31 20 525 1580; fax: +31 20 525 1200.

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doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.10.004

Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 179-189 , June 2010

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