Purpose of the article is analysis of the experience of gamification in modern professional education. The article presents an analysis of the project activities of senior students of higher educational institutions against the background of gamification of the educational process. The study made it possible to determine the role of gamification in modern vocational education. Gamification acts as a means of promoting deeper involvement of students in the educational process, their achievement of higher indicators and results. Its development in modern education expands the opportunities for training students.

Poor sleep is a widespread concern among undergraduate students. Romantic relationships have special prominence in emerging adulthood and have been shown to influence sleep in other adult populations. This study investigated the association between relationship satisfaction and sleep in 60 undergraduate students currently involved in a romantic relationship. Subjective sleep was assessed with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Actigraphy was used to assess objective sleep duration, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, and sleep onset latency. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted. After adjusting for age, body mass index, ethnicity and symptoms of depression, greater relationship satisfaction was positively associated with actigraphy assessed total sleep time and sleep efficiency and negatively associated with wake after sleep onset. No associations were observed with subjectively assessed sleep. Future research should explore mechanisms linking relationship functioning to sleep among undergraduate students. Advocacy efforts should focus on ensuring availability of relational interventions for undergraduate students to optimize their well-being.

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Poor sleep quality during pregnancy is prevalent, commonly persists into the postpartum period, and has been associated with poor maternal and child outcomes including risk of preterm birth and postpartum depression. Pregnant individuals are hesitant to take medication leaving many without evidence-based treatments for sleep problems. Mindfulness-based interventions have been shown to improve sleep in adults, but their impact on sleep in pregnancy has rarely been investigated. The current investigation comprises secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an 8-week modified Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Perinatal Depression (MBCT-PD) group intervention for pregnant individuals experiencing psychological distress. A community sample of pregnant individuals who self-identified as experiencing high levels of psychological distress were randomized to MBCT-PD (n=28) or treatment as usual (n=32) conditions. Assessments comprised a sleep quality questionnaire, a sleep diary and actigraphy, at enrolment, post- intervention, and follow-up at 3 months postpartum. Multilevel modeling revealed a significant effect of MBCT-PD on overall sleep quality across time moderated by baseline levels, such that participants with initial worse sleep quality who received treatment had greater improvement from post intervention to follow-up. Sleep efficiency assessed by diary improved significantly among those who received MBCT-PD, but no other differential changes were observed in diary or actigraphy parameters. Among pregnant individuals with high levels of psychological distress, training in mindfulness was associated with secondary benefits for sleep. Further research is warranted to examine what MBCT-PD components are necessary and could be tailored to address sleep problems during pregnancy.