About this episode

Ryan speaks with Benjamin Y. Cheung about cross-cultural sleep norms and the implications for health and productivity.

In this episode, Ryan speaks with Benjamin Y. Cheung, a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. While Benjamin’s research spans cultural psychology, identity, and how social environments shape human behavior, today’s conversation focuses on his study comparing sleep patterns and beliefs across Japanese, European Canadian, and Asian Canadian university students. Together, they explore how culture influences what people consider “enough sleep,” whether the eight-hour rule really applies everywhere, and what these findings mean for health, productivity, and student well-being. Connect with REM Reward: ► Website: remreward.org ► Instagram: @rem_reward Links to Dr. Cheung's Papers! Benjamin Cheung - UBC Department of Psychology Benjamin Cheung - Personal Website Benjamin Cheung - Twitter Benjamin Cheung - Google Scholar Listen to our podcasts on other platforms and make sure to subscribe/follow! • ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ • ⁠ Spotify Podcasts⁠ • ⁠Google Podcasts⁠ • ⁠ YouTube⁠ For more tips, check our website at remreward.org.

People in this episode

Host: Ryan

Guest: Benjamin Y. Cheung

Topics covered

• sleep patterns
• cultural psychology
• health
• productivity
• student well-being

Keywords

• sleep
• cultural differences
• health
• productivity
• student well-being
• sleep norms
• eight-hour rule

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of British Columbia, remreward.org, Apple Podcasts, Spotify Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube

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