Daytime sleepiness and the well-being and academic attainment of university students

Howells, Kate and Smith, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8805-8028 2019. Daytime sleepiness and the well-being and academic attainment of university students. OBM Neurobiology 3 (3) , 18. 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.1903032

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Abstract

Background: Previous research suggests that insufficient daily sleep has negative effects on both well-being and academic attainment. Much of the research in this field has focused on adolescents and children rather than university students in the UK. Methods: The present study used the Student Well-Being Process Questionnaire and independent sleep questions to measure subjective well-being and levels of sleep in a student sample (N=345) who completed the survey online. Academic attainment was measured with exam and coursework scores, which were obtained from the university. Results: Results indicated that a factor of the sleep scale, ‘tiredness and concentration’, was significantly associated with reduced well-being and poorer academic attainment when controlling for other predictive factors. Insufficient sleep was also linked with anxiety and depression outcomes in students. Conclusions: Findings add to current knowledge regarding the negative effects of sleep, although the causality cannot be determined due to the correlational nature of the research.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Psychology
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Publisher:	LIDSEN Publishing Inc.
ISSN:	2573-4407
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	4 July 2019
Date of Acceptance:	26 June 2019
Last Modified:	03 May 2023 00:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/123960

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