Study: Sleep restriction may amplify anger, frustration
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 31-08-2020
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In contrast, sleep-restricted individuals exhibited higher and increased anger in response to aversive noise, suggesting that losing sleep undermined emotional adaptation to frustrating circumstance. According to the study, subjective sleepiness accounted for most of the experimental effect of sleep loss on anger. A related experiment in which individuals reported anger following an online competitive game found similar results.
"Together, these results provide compelling evidence that lost sleep amplifies anger in both the laboratory and everyday life," the study authors wrote. The authors noted that the findings highlight the importance of considering specific emotional reactions such as anger and their regulation in the context of sleep disruption.