Takeaway
motivates sleep-preparatory behaviors and discourages motivation for other social and physical activities.
Why this matters
When someone becomes sleep deprived, they experience sleepiness, which may lead to changes in motivation of behaviors such as sleep-preparation, sociability, and energy consumption and expenditure.
Insufficient sleep is related to poor health outcomes and is common in many patient groups, so understanding sleep’s effect on behavior may improve clinical outcomes such as quality of life.