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Teenagers need more sleep than adults, about eight to ten hours per night.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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7 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that teenagers need more sleep than adults, about eight to ten hours per night?

Unclear. Several sources state that teenagers need about 8 to 10 hours of sleep per night, including a CDC page citing the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommendation of 8-10 hours for ages 13-18. However, none of the retrieved items directly compares teenagers' sleep needs to adults' needs, so the comparative part of the claim is not established.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 7
Do 7 to 12 year olds need 10 to 11 hours of sleep per day?
2014
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Do 7 to 12 year olds need 10 to 11 hours of sleep per day?. (2014). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/22145/do-7-to-12-year-olds-need-10-to-11-hours-of-sleep-per-day

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Do teenagers fall asleep and rise up later than kids or adults for biological reasons?
2017
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Do teenagers fall asleep and rise up later than kids or adults for biological reasons?. (2017). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/38454/do-teenagers-fall-asleep-and-rise-up-later-than-kids-or-adults-for-biological-re

Teens and sleep: Why you need it and how to get enough -
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Teens and sleep: Why you need it and how to get enough - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.1093/pch/13.1.69

The Correlation of Sleep and Academic Performance
2021
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The Correlation of Sleep and Academic Performance. (2021). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.34256/ajir2115

Sleep in Middle and High School Students | Healthy Schools | CDCMinus
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Sleep in Middle and High School Students | Healthy Schools | CDCMinus. (n.d.). archive.cdc.gov. https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/healthyschools/features/students-sleep.htm

Two surveys separated by almost a decade reveal the inexorable decline in sleep time in teens: Results of the National survey of middle and high schools in adolescents on health and substances (EnCLASS 2018), and the evolution since 2010
2025
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Two surveys separated by almost a decade reveal the inexorable decline in sleep time in teens: Results of the National survey of middle and high schools in adolescents on health and substances (EnCLASS 2018), and the evolution since 2010. (2025). hal.science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314815

What Research Says about Teenagers and Sleep. Research Watch. E&R Report.
2001
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Karen, B. (2001). What Research Says about Teenagers and Sleep. Research Watch. E&R Report.. eric.ed.gov. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED454291

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