Struggling to Stay Awake - The Sleep Patterns of Adventist Secondary School Students

"Sleep deprivation studies indicate that sleep is vital to emotional, physical and behavioural wellbeing. This study presents the results of a survey in which 945 students in Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools responded to questions about the length and quality of their sleep. The study found that: almost one half of the students were at risk of falling short of the recommended number of hours of sleep per night; toward one in every five students were averaging six or fewer hours sleep per night; the quality of sleep (in terms of better sleep habits) and the resulting levels of daytime alertness were clearly linked to having a permanent, personal space for sleep; and finally that academic performance was strongly related to measures of daytime alertness and measures of the quality of sleep habits."

Availability:
Free
Publication Date:
2014
Authors:
Cedric Greive; Peter Morey; Peter Beamish; Ross Grant; Jade Guest; Robyn Pearce; Maurice Ashton
Publisher:
Avondale Academic Press
PO Box 19
Cooranbong, NSW  2265

Phone: 61 2 4980 2233
FAX: 61 2 4980 2118
Email: robert.mciver@avondale.edu.au
URL: http://www.avondale.edu.au/research/avondale-academic-press/
Order Information:
Teach Journal of Christian Education, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 28
Language:
English
Resource Type:
Internet Resources; Published Articles & Papers
Resource Objective:
Research
Level:
Grade 9-Grade 12
Audience:
Administrator / Leader, Teacher / Faculty, Parent / Informal Education, Researcher
Religious Origin:
Seventh-day Adventist