{"id":131404,"date":"2015-07-04T13:29:38","date_gmt":"2015-07-04T13:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=131404"},"modified":"2015-07-04T13:29:38","modified_gmt":"2015-07-04T13:29:38","slug":"a-bad-nights-sleep-can-erode-your-self-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=131404","title":{"rendered":"A bad night’s sleep can erode your self-control"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it’s because you have\u00a0to stay late in the office, or because you can’t resist one last episode of a late-night TV show, many of us do not get enough rest.<\/p>\n

But poor sleep habits can erode our self-control, a study has found.<\/p>\n

Sleep-deprivation affects a person’s ability to make decisions and means they become impulsive and inattentive, scientists warned.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, these qualities can have serious effects on their personal and professional lives, they said.<\/p>\n

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Not getting enough sleep or sleeping for inconsistent times on different nights erodes people’s self control and makes them more impulse, inattentive and interferes with their abilities to make decisions, a study found<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

‘Self-control is part of daily decision-making. When presented with conflicting desires and opportunities, self-control allows one to maintain control,’ said co-author Professor June Pilcher, of Clemson University in South Carolina.<\/p>\n

‘Our study explored how sleep habits and self-control are interwoven and how sleep habits and self-control may work together to affect a person’s daily functioning.’<\/p>\n

Previous research has shown individuals working in today’s 24-hour-a-day global economy often times sleep less or at irregular times, resulting in poor sleep and prolonged sleep deprivation, which affects decision-making.<\/p>\n

‘Exercising self-control allows one to make better choices when presented with conflicting desires and opportunities.<\/p>\n

‘That has far-reaching implications to a person’s career and personal life,’ Dr Pilcher said.<\/p>\n

Poor sleep habits, which include sleeping for different number of hours every night and not having enough hours of sleep can also lead to health problems.<\/p>\n

These include weight gain and high blood pressure among other illnesses, according to prior research.<\/p>\n

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Poor sleep habits are linked to weight gain\u00a0and high blood pressure among other illnesses, studies show<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Studies have also found that sleep deprivation decreases self-control but increases hostility in people, which can create problems in the workplace and at home,’ Dr Pilcher added.<\/p>\n

Better sleep habits can contribute to a more stable level of energy reserves in the day.<\/p>\n

The more energy a person has the more likely they are to make more difficult choices rather than opting for the easier choice or the easier task.<\/p>\n

‘Many aspects of our daily lives can be affected by better-managed sleep and self-control capacity,’ Dr Pilcher said.<\/p>\n

He added that societal problems like addictions, excessive gambling and over spending could also be more controllable when sleep deficiencies aren’t interfering with one’s decision making.<\/p>\n

And good sleep habits certainly led to improved health and worker performance, he concluded.<\/p>\n

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Source: Mail Online<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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