Association of Stress, General Health, and Alcohol Use with Poor Sleep Quality among U.S. College Students

Autor/inn/en	Valerio, Teresa D.; Kim, Myoung Jin; Sexton-Radek, Kathy
Titel	Association of Stress, General Health, and Alcohol Use with Poor Sleep Quality among U.S. College Students
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 47 (2016) 1, S.17-23 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2015.1111173
Schlagwörter	Sleep; College Students; Stress Variables; Drinking; Physical Health; Student Surveys; Statistical Analysis; Correlation; Smoking; Intervention; At Risk Students; National Surveys; Health Behavior; Predictor Variables; Student Characteristics; Multivariate Analysis; Regression (Statistics) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schlaf; Collegestudent; Trinken; Gesundheitszustand; Schülerbefragung; Statistische Analyse; Korrelation; Rauchen; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Prädiktor; Multivariate Analyse; Regression; Regressionsanalyse
Abstract	Background: Poor sleep among college students is a major, growing problem associated with lower academic performance, higher rates of health and emotional problems, and development of chronic sleep disorders. Purpose: Though previous studies have focused on individual colleges, our study purpose was to reveal the association of behaviors and function to sleep quality in a large sample of students from across the United States. Methods: We analyzed data from the Fall 2009 American College Health Association's National College Health Assessment-II survey using descriptive statistics, independent sample t tests, chi-square tests, and logistic regression to find a representative, matched sample of 14,870 college students, both with and without a sleep problem, measured by daytime sleepiness. Results: Our correlational analysis revealed that sleep quality decreased with increasing levels of stress or alcohol/cigarette use and with decreasing levels of general health (all Ps < 0.001). Discussion: College interventions should include efforts to address sleep quality to improve students' academic performance and long-term quality of life, especially for students experiencing substantial stress or poor general health. Translation to Health Education Practice: Educators, advisors, and leaders should incorporate sleep quality improvements into their services and programs for all students, especially students in at-risk groups. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01