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Sleep for success The impact the amount of sleep on working students
| Resumo: | University years are typically a time of exponential intellectual development. Even though sleep is essential for learning, it is typically overlooked. Young adults who work and study simultaneously are more likely to experience sleep deprivation and irregular sleep patterns. Consolidating a professional, educational and social life is already a challenge. Sleep health affects productivity and quality of life. The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of sleep on the academic and professional performance of a set of working students from NOVA IMS. A self-report questionnaire was developed with previously established measures. Conclusions were drawn from descriptive analysis and statistical testing. The students’ quality of sleep was moderate, with a tendency to good sleep health, despite being accompanied by poor psychological well-being. There was no statistical support for a difference in sleep patterns between men and women. Findings showed there was no meaningful connection between sleep and academic or professional success. However, there was evidence that success was influenced by factors associated with sleep. Tiredness affected cognitive skills, and results also showed that learning and concentration were impaired as a consequence of poor sleep. Additionally, procrastination decreased work productivity. The reported hardest aspects of being a working student were managing everything and coping with stress. This study raises awareness on the importance of sleep health on learning and productivity, and provides insights that may be useful to the practice of psychology. |
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| Autores principais: | Agro, Mariana Neuparth Sottomayor Bismark do |
| Assunto: | Academic performance Professional success Sleep Well-being Working students |
| Ano: | 2023 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | University years are typically a time of exponential intellectual development. Even though sleep is essential for learning, it is typically overlooked. Young adults who work and study simultaneously are more likely to experience sleep deprivation and irregular sleep patterns. Consolidating a professional, educational and social life is already a challenge. Sleep health affects productivity and quality of life. The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of sleep on the academic and professional performance of a set of working students from NOVA IMS. A self-report questionnaire was developed with previously established measures. Conclusions were drawn from descriptive analysis and statistical testing. The students’ quality of sleep was moderate, with a tendency to good sleep health, despite being accompanied by poor psychological well-being. There was no statistical support for a difference in sleep patterns between men and women. Findings showed there was no meaningful connection between sleep and academic or professional success. However, there was evidence that success was influenced by factors associated with sleep. Tiredness affected cognitive skills, and results also showed that learning and concentration were impaired as a consequence of poor sleep. Additionally, procrastination decreased work productivity. The reported hardest aspects of being a working student were managing everything and coping with stress. This study raises awareness on the importance of sleep health on learning and productivity, and provides insights that may be useful to the practice of psychology. |
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