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Associations between early-life mental health and abnormal sleep duration in midlife: findings from a prospective cohort study in Great Britain

Published Online: 2026-02-24

Authors

Metherell, Thomas E. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1770-7585
Ploubidis, George B. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8198-5790
Moreno-Agostino, Darío https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0459-657X
Funding

Funding for this research was provided by:

Wellcome Trust (218497/Z/19/Z)

Wellcome Trust (304283/Z/23/Z)

Economic and Social Research Council (ES/W013142/1)

Economic and Social Research Council (ES/W013142/1)

Economic and Social Research Council (ES/S012567/1)
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Article History

Received: 23 September 2024

Accepted: 12 January 2026

First Online: 24 February 2026

Declarations

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: The authors have no relevant financial or non-financial interests to disclose.

: Full details of the processes of ethical review and obtaining informed consent for BCS70 are available in a report published by the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies [ ]. The most recent ethical approval was granted by the NHS London – Brighton & Sussex Research Ethics Committee in 2015. A separate ethical review was not required for this study. Informed consent was obtained from all research participants.

: Written informed consent was obtained from the parents.

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