TY  - JOUR
AU  - Howells, Kate
AU  - Smith, Andrew P
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2019/07/02
TI  - Daytime Sleepiness and the Well-Being and Academic Attainment of University Students in the UK
JO  - OBM Neurobiology
SP  - 032
VL  - 03
IS  - 03
AB  - 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 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 well-being and 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.
SN  - 2573-4407
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/obm.neurobiol.1903032
DO  - 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.1903032
ID  - Howells2019
ER  -