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Reanica Belknap

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Depressive Symptoms Sleep is critical for physical and mental health, with established links to mood regulation, cognitive performance, and resilience to stress. Socioeconomic disadvantages are a well-documented risk factor for depression. Yet, current literature lacks consensus on how sleep health may protect adolescents from the heightened risk associated with lower socioeconomic status (SES). This project examines how sleep health may serve as a moderating link between socioeconomic adversity and depressive symptoms, including whether the risk of poor multidimensional sleep health amplifies or buffers the impact of socioeconomic disadvantage on depressive outcomes, and to what extent. This project is using data from the ongoing Mechanisms of Depression in Adolescents (MoDA) study from the Oregon Sleep Lab in Eugene, Oregon. Specifically, the MoDA study investigates the link between sleep duration and timing to reward- and stress-related brain function. This study will examine whether multidimensional sleep health moderates the association between socioeconomic adversity and depressive symptoms in 14-18-year-olds. Findings aim to clarify the role of sleep as a potential resilience or vulnerability factor that impacts the association between socioeconomic conditions and adolescent depression. Identifying the degree to which sleep health moderates the effects of socioeconomic adversity on depressive symptoms may also inform future research on interventions designed to reduce disparities.

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University of Oregon / 2026

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Reanica Belknap