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Methods
A total of 546 students, enrolled in two universities located in South East England. Participants ranged in age from 18–55 years and 84% self-identified as female.
They provided a survey for over 500 university students from two different universities in England and the students were adults from different ages, mostly women, and many were first year psychology students.
Introduction
In mammals sleep is critical to survival and optimal health. Sleep plays a key role in brain function and systemic physiological processes including metabolism, cardiovascular and immune system function. Poor quality sleep is also related to mental health and there is increasing interest in student wellbeing and mental health
Sleep is very important for health and helps the brain and body work properly. Not sleeping well can hurt mental health, and there is growing concern about how sleep affects students’ wellbeing
Results
Over a third of students are chronically sleep deprived, obtaining, on average, less than 7 hours sleep per night on study days. Poor sleep was also associated with increased anxiety. Poor quality sleep is more prevalent in the first year of university.
Many students don’t get enough sleep (less than 7 hours) and this is linked to higher anxiety. First-year students are especially likely to have poor sleep.
Discussion
Our data suggest that over a third of students are chronically sleep deprived, obtaining, on average, less than 7 hours sleep per night on week nights. In addition, nearly a quarter reported excessive daytime dozing, and poor sleep was linked with higher anxiety
More than a third of students don’t sleep enough, and many feel very sleepy during the day. Those with poor sleep also tend to feel more anxious
Future Directions
Future research should investigate whether adjusting university start times an improve student’s sleep quality and mental health. Studies could also explore interventions such as sleep hygiene education or scheduling changes to benefit student wellbeing.
Difficult Material
I found the meditation analysis a bit confusing. I am not sure how they tested whether chronotype mediated the relationship between sleep quality and anxiety.