Learning Flow and Fatigue by Circadian Rhythms in College Students

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate circadian rhythms, learning flow, and fatigue of college students. The differences in learning flow and fatigue according to the type of circadian rhythms were also examined. The study used a descriptive survey research design. The convenience sample consisted of 224 college students from five universities. The data were collected from May to June in 2013 using the following instruments: Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire-Korean (MEQ-K), Flow State Scale, and Fatigue Assessment Inventory. The participants in the study were mostly put in neither-type (51.8%), and only 4.0% in morning-type. The morning-type students had higher learning flow scores and lower fatigue scores than the night-type students. The types of circadian rhythms measured by MEQ-K were compared to the subjective types of circadian rhythm which was based on the participants' self evaluation. There was a difference in the measured type and the subjective type in 32.1% of the participants. The findings of this study suggest that an intervention program to help college students accurately recognize their circadian rhythms might be effective in improving learning flow and decreasing fatigue.

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“…국내 직장인 대상 연구 [11]에서 아침활동형이 33.9%, 저녁활동형이 21.8%이었던 반면, 국내 일반 대학생은 아침활동형이 4.0%, 저녁활동형이 44. 2%로 나타났다 [12]. 저녁활동형과 저조한 신체적 삶의 질 의 관계는 청소년 [13] 및 일반성인 집단에서 일관되게 관 찰되었다 [14].…”

“…유사하게, 영국 대학생들 대상 연구에서 참가자의 49.3%가 학기가 끝날 즈음 매우 높은 수준의 피로를 보고 하였다 [17]. 선행 연구는 일주기 유형과 피로의 관계를 시 사하는데, 예를 들어 저녁활동형은 수면 부족 [18,19]과 주 간 졸림 [20] 등 수면 문제에 취약해지고 이는 피로에 대한 취약성을 증가시킬 수 있다고 제안한다 [12,14]. 또한 피로 는 신체적 삶의 질의 주요한 위험요인이다.…”