ERIC Number: EJ1289685
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
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Sleep Problems Are Associated with Academic Performance in a National Sample of Collegiate Athletes
Turner, Robert W., II.; Vissa, Kalpana; Hall, Christine; Poling, Kristi; Athey, Amy; Alfonso-Miller, Pamela; Gehrels, Jo-Ann; Grandner, Michael A.
Journal of American College Health, v69 n1 p74-81 2021
Objective: Examine associations between a range of sleep problems and academic performance in a national sample of collegiate athletes. Participants: Data were obtained from the National College Health Assessment of US college/university students from 2011-2014 (N = 8,312 collegiate athletes). Methods: Univariate comparisons for all sleep variables and demographics were stratified across GPA, using one-way ANOVA for continuous variables and chi-square for categorical variables. Multinomial logistic regression models, with GPA as outcome (reference = A) and sleep variable as predictor, were examined and adjusted for age, sex, and survey year. Ordinal regression examined a 1-level change in GPA associated with each sleep variable, adjusted for covariates. Results: Sleep difficulty was associated with increased likelihood of B/C averages. Initial-insomnia was associated with increased likelihood of B/C, and D/F averages. Tiredness was associated with increased likelihood of B/C, and D/F averages. Conclusions: Sleep problems are highly prevalent and associated with poorer academic performance in collegiate athletes.
Descriptors: College Students, Student Athletes, Sleep, Academic Achievement, College Athletics, Grade Point Average, Incidence, Interference (Learning)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute on Aging (DHHS/NIH); National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1K01AG0546201A1; R25HL1054408
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