<p>How does a nap of the kind that is often recommended – that is, early afternoon and no more than 30 minutes – affect nighttime sleep, especially the duration of nighttime sleep, but also its quality?</p>

<p>A similar question was asked <a href="https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/10681/if-you-sleep-during-the-day-do-you-need-less-sleep-at-night">here</a>, but it referred to much longer daytime sleep, which is generally not recommended.</p>

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2019-11-01T10:30:28.583Z
The answer to the question you linked mentioned stage 1 and stage 2 sleep which covers the first 30 minutes. How does that not help with your question?
Chris Rogers
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That’s true, but that answer doesn’t say anything about the effect on nighttime sleep, which was my question.
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How does a nap affect nighttime sleep duration?
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# How does a nap affect nighttime sleep duration?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-01)

How does a nap of the kind that is often recommended – that is, early afternoon and no more than 30 minutes – affect nighttime sleep, especially the duration of nighttime sleep, but also its quality?

A similar question was asked [here](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/10681/if-you-sleep-during-the-day-do-you-need-less-sleep-at-night), but it referred to much longer daytime sleep, which is generally not recommended.

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> **username_1**: The answer to the question you linked mentioned stage 1 and stage 2 sleep which covers the first 30 minutes. How does that not help with your question?  
> **username_0**: That’s true, but that answer doesn’t say anything about the effect on nighttime sleep, which was my question.  

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