Sleep Science and Practice

Effects of caffeine consumption timing on subjective and objective sleep onset and dream recall in Indian young adults: a mixed-methods study with cultural and occupational moderators

Sleep Science and Practice March 29, 2026 Sagar Bayaskar, Deepak Sharma

Abstract Background Meta-analyses confirm caffeine’s sleep-disrupting effects, but qualitative insights into perceived disruptions in non-Western, high-pressure contexts remain scarce. Aim To examine how the timing of caffeine intake, culturally embedded in chai consumption, influences subjective and objective sleep onset latency and dream recall among Indian young adults, with particular...