Who Needs More Sleep? Comparing Undergraduate and Graduate Students' Sleep Habits in a National U.S. Sample

Oswalt, Sara B.; Wyatt, Tammy Jordan

doi:10.5430/ijhe.v4n1p77

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“…Another study suggested that students did not experience any significant changes in sleep quality because the quality of sleep in the respondents was already very poor ( Benham, 2020 ). This observation agreed with the results from other pre-pandemic studies on sleep quality in students ( Yang et al, 2003 ; Oswalt and Wyatt, 2014 ). It is probable that sleep quality is also dependent on the context of when it is measured; for example, longitudinal studies show an initial increase in sleep quality during the initial COVID-19 outbreak but a continuous decrease over time as the pandemic progressed ( Gusman et al, 2021 ).…”

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Sleep quality and sleep routines as mediators of stressors and life satisfaction in Czech university students: a structural equation model

Prokeš

2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionSleep is especially important to overall well-being. Some aspects of sleep have been well documented, for example sleep quantity and its effect on well-being, but the value of a consistent sleep routine remains poorly studied. University students are a population group especially susceptible to stress, mental health problems and poor sleep quality and experience changing daily schedules. Investigating the protective power of sleep in this population group is therefore an important avenue of research.MethodsApplying a structural equation model, the current study surveyed a large sample of Czech university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in late spring, 2021, and observed the mediation effects of sleep on this group.Results and DiscussionThe study found that working, maintaining social contact and attending lectures in person had a strong effect on satisfaction with life. Increased personal study time indirectly supported consistent sleep routines and mediated perceptions of life satisfaction. As expected, the results indicated the importance of high-quality sleep. The results also verified partial mediation, directly and indirectly, through sleep quality, highlighting the significance of a consistent sleep routine in students on their self-reported satisfaction with life.

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Sleep quality and sleep routines as mediators of stressors and life satisfaction in Czech university students: a structural equation model

Prokeš

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, undergraduate students experienced sleep problems (e.g., poor quality sleep, insomnia, insufficient sleep) 1,2 and mental health issues (e.g., anxiety, depression, stress) [3][4][5] that were negatively associated with academic achievement. 5,6 During the pandemic, students experienced additional stressors including the transition to online learning, potential loss of employment, and the threat of illness and death resulting from the COVID virus, among others.…”

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Undergraduate Student Stress, Sleep, and Health Before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Karayianis

Kamliot

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Behavioral Medicine

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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, undergraduate students experienced sleep problems and mental health issues that were negatively associated with academic achievement. Studies comparing undergraduate sleep and health pre-to mid-pandemic have yielded mixed results, necessitating additional research on other cohorts and examination of potential moderators. The present study was conducted to examine whether American undergraduate students tested mid-pandemic experienced poorer sleep, health, and academic achievement relative to students tested pre-pandemic, as well as to examine whether poor sleep during the pandemic was preferentially associated with poorer health in women. The current cross-sectional study included 217 participants tested pre-pandemic (February-December 2019) and a separate sample of 313 participants tested mid-pandemic (November-December 2020). Participants in both samples provided demographic information and completed questionnaires inquiring about participant sleep quality, insomnia, and cumulative grade point average (GPA); participants in the mid-pandemic sample also reported on measures of general, physical, and mental health. Participants tested mid-pandemic reported poorer global sleep quality, greater insomnia severity, greater stress, and higher cumulative GPAs relative to participants tested pre-pandemic. For the mid-pandemic sample only, poorer sleep quality was associated with reduced physical health; interactions indicated that women with poor sleep quality reported poorer mental health relative to both women with good sleep quality and men with poor quality sleep. Perceived stress mediated the association between sleep problems and GPA. These findings indicate that the pandemic negatively impacted the functioning of undergraduate students and highlights the need for future studies examining additional moderators of the reported effects.

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“…Another study reported about 60% of students suffer from poor sleep quality [17]. Many graduate students balance their academic responsibilities with their additional priorities of work, and family, and might be stressed which could eventually affect their sleep quality [18].…”

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Factors Affecting Sleep Quality Among the University Students in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Structured Interview Study

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Who Needs More Sleep? Comparing Undergraduate and Graduate Students' Sleep Habits in a National U.S. Sample

Cited by 8 publications

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Sleep quality and sleep routines as mediators of stressors and life satisfaction in Czech university students: a structural equation model

Sleep quality and sleep routines as mediators of stressors and life satisfaction in Czech university students: a structural equation model

Undergraduate Student Stress, Sleep, and Health Before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Factors Affecting Sleep Quality Among the University Students in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Structured Interview Study

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