{
  "id": 19782277,
  "title": "1 in 4 Korean high schoolers sleep less than 5 hours on weekdays",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/1-in-4-korean-high-schoolers-sleep-less-than-5-hours-on-weekdays-19782277",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T08:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/society/20261113/1-in-4-korean-high-schoolers-sleep-less-than-5-hours-on-weekdays"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent survey conducted by the National Youth Policy Institute in South Korea reveals concerning statistics about high school students' sleep patterns. The findings indicate that one in four Korean high schoolers sleeps less than five hours on weekdays.\n\nThe study, which involved 54,170 middle and high school students across the country, discovered that 27.3 percent of the respondents reported getting under five hours of sleep per night on average during weekdays. In comparison, 59.1 percent of students slept fewer than six hours per night.\n\nThe research highlights a significant link between insufficient sleep and mental health issues among teenagers. Among those who slept less than five hours, 33.4 percent reported experiencing depression, whereas only 18.9 percent of students who slept for eight hours or more admitted to feeling depressed. This disparity represents a 14.5 percentage point difference.\n\nMoreover, students who consistently slept for under five hours were nearly twice as likely to experience high levels of stress, with 57.9 percent reporting frequent stress compared to 29.2 percent of those who got at least eight hours of sleep. The gap in stress levels also extended to suicidal thoughts, with 3.9 percent of students in the shortest sleeping group admitting to having made suicide attempts, compared to a significantly lower rate among those who slept for longer durations.",
  "summary": "One in four high school students in Korea gets less than five hours of sleep a night on weekdays, with those sleeping fewer hours reporting higher rates of stress, depression and suicidal thoughts. According to the National Youth Policy Institute on Friday, 27.3 percent of high school students slept less than five hours on average during weekdays, while 59.1 percent got fewer than six hours. The…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}