TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - The social side of sleep: elucidating the links between sleep and social processes
JO  - Current directions in psychological science
A1  - Gordon, Amie M.
A1  - Mendes, Wendy Berry
A1  - Prather, Aric A.
SP  - 470
EP  - 475
VL  - 26
IS  - 5
N2  - Sleep problems have become a public health epidemic with recent data suggesting that more than 69% of U.S. adults get less sleep than they need. Despite the important role that sleep plays in our lives, sleep as a variable of interest in interpersonal processes has been historically absent from the psychological literature. Recently, however, researchers have shed some light on the link between sleep and a wide array of social processes. This work illuminates the important role that sleep plays in our social experiences, from basic social perception to complex social interactions. We outline a working model for the bidirectional link between sleep and social processes, including underlying mechanisms; review the recent research that informs this model; and use it to elucidate important next steps to bring together sleep and social psychological research. We also address the pragmatics of measuring sleep for non-sleep researchers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0963-7214
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963721417712269
ID  - ref1
ER  -