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Bedtime procrastination
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Bedtime procrastination is a psychological phenomenon that involves needlessly and voluntarily delaying going to bed, despite foreseeably being worse off as a result.[1] Bedtime procrastination can occur due to losing track of time, or as an attempt to enjoy control over the nighttime due to a perceived lack of control over the events of the daytime; this latter phenomenon has recently been called revenge bedtime procrastination, a term which originated on the Chinese social media platform Weibo in 2014.[2][3][4]
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Bedtime procrastination has been linked to shorter sleep duration, poorer sleep quality and higher fatigue during the day.[5] One of the main factors in bedtime procrastination is human behaviour.[6]