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health. a new study, published in february in the journal of youth and adolescence, takes a more nuanced look, attempting to determine just how much each hour less per night really costs -- where teenagers are concerned. the researchers surveyed an ethnically diverse sample of 27,939 suburban high school students in virginia. although teenagers need about nine hours of sleep a night on average, according to the national institutes of health, only 3 percent of students reported getting that amount, and 20 percent of participants indicated that they got five hours or less. the average amount reported was 6.5 hours every weekday night. after controlling for background variables such as family status and income, the researchers determined that each hour of lost sleep was associated with a 38 percent increase in the odds of feeling sad and hopeless, a 42 percent increase in considering suicide, a 58 percent increase in suicide attempts and a 23 percent increase in substance abuse. question 2 2. write: what is the main idea of paragraph 2? complete the sentence starter in the space below: the main idea of paragraph 2 is that... press esc + tab to exit the text editing field

Explanation:

To determine the main idea of paragraph 2, we analyze its content. The paragraph describes a study where researchers surveyed 27,939 suburban high school students in Virginia about their sleep. It presents statistics on how much sleep teens get (e.g., average 6.5 hours on weekdays, few get 9 hours) and then details the associations between each hour of lost sleep and negative outcomes like increased odds of sadness, suicide - related thoughts/attempts, and substance abuse, after controlling for background variables. So the main idea is about the study's findings on teen sleep duration and its impact on mental health and substance abuse.

Answer:

The main idea of paragraph 2 is that a study of Virginia suburban high school students found that most teens get less than the recommended sleep, and each hour of lost sleep is associated with increased risks of negative mental health outcomes and substance abuse.