International Journal of Research in Social Sciences
Year : 2019, Volume : 9, Issue : 7
First page : ( 291) Last page : ( 302)
Online ISSN : 2249-2496.

Sleeping habits among university students

Dr. Thakur Bhintra, Yadav Sheetal, Dr. Ajmera Puneeta, Maj Gen (Dr) Singh Mahavir

Master in Hospital Administration (Student), Amity University Haryana, India

Online published on 7 October, 2019.

Abstract

Inadequate sleep had harmful effects on both students’ health and on the academic routine of the students. Almost one-third of the adults reported having difficulty in sleep. Many students had reported that they were sleep deprived. Poor sleep behaviour not only contributes to the development of depression but also contribute to lowered satisfaction with life and poor academic performance. This studied was aimed to find out the prevalence of common sleeping habits among university students. Both male and female university students of age group 18–26 years were included in the studied. A standardized structured questionnaire validated by statistical procedures was used for the studied. Studied was done on 78 participants. Out of which majority were females 55.1% and 44.8%were males. It was concluded that the majority of the students 26. 9% go to bed at night between 11–12 pm. This study also had found that 35.8% of students receiving less than 6 hours of sleep per night. Adequate sleep was fundamental to health because it affects many aspects of one's emotional, cognitive, and psychomotor abilities. So it was very important to take sleep of 8 hours daily for good health and wealth.

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Keywords

Sleeping habits, Insomnia, stress, sleep cycle, sleep and health.

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