Relationship of Sleep Hygiene Awareness, Sleep Hygiene Practices, and Sleep Quality in University Students

College students are known for their variable sleep schedules. Such schedules, along with other common student practices (eg, alcohol and caffeine consumption), are associated with poor sleep hygiene. Researchers have demonstrated in clinical populations that improving sleep hygiene knowledge and pr...

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Published in:Behavioral medicine (Washington, D.C.) D.C.), 2002, Vol.28 (1), p.33-38
Main Authors: Brown, Franklin C., Buboltz, Walter C., Soper, Barlow
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Awareness
Biological and medical sciences
College students
Critical Thinking
Depression (Psychology)
Female
Habits
Humans
Hygiene
Male
Medical sciences
Physical Health
Predictors
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Quality
Researchers
Resistance (Psychology)
Sleep
Sleep Deprivation - epidemiology
Sleep problems
Student Improvement
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teaching Methods
Techniques and methods
Thinking Skills
Universities
USA
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Summary:College students are known for their variable sleep schedules. Such schedules, along with other common student practices (eg, alcohol and caffeine consumption), are associated with poor sleep hygiene. Researchers have demonstrated in clinical populations that improving sleep hygiene knowledge and practices is an effective treatment for insomnia. However, researchers who have examined relationships between sleep hygiene and practices in nonclinical samples and overall sleep quality have produced inconsistent findings, perhaps because of questionable measures. In this study, the authors used psychometrically sound instruments to examine these variables and to counter the shortcomings in previous investigations. Their findings suggest that knowledge of sleep hygiene is related to sleep practices, which, in turn, is related to overall sleep quality. The data from their regression modeling indicated that variable sleep schedules, going to bed thirsty, environmental noise, and worrying while falling asleep contribute to poor sleep quality.
ISSN:0896-4289
1940-4026
DOI:10.1080/08964280209596396