Researchers say not getting enough rest can make it more difficult to do simple tasks and can lead to frustration.
A lack of sleep can make you angry more quickly, but there are ways to cope with this sleep-deprived reaction.
When you slack on shut-eye, you won’t just develop bags under your eyes.
You may also develop anger issues.
New research from Iowa State University reveals that people who lose just a few hours of sleep at night are angrier and less capable of adapting to frustrating situations than people who get adequate rest.
The results, which were published in Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, are among the first to link sleep loss to an increase in anger.
Previous studies have suggested a possible link between the two factors, but it was unclear if sleep loss increased anger or if anger led to the sleep loss.
“Sleep-restricted individuals actually showed a trend toward increased anger and distress, essentially reversing their ability to adapt to frustrating conditions over time,” Zlatan Krizan, PhD, study author and professor of psychology at Iowa State University, said in a statement. “No one has shown this before.”