Sleep disparities in the first month of college: implications for academic achievement.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

We investigated sleep disparities and academic achievement in college.

Methods

Participants were 6,002 first-year college students attending a midsize private university in the southern United States [62.0% female, 18.8% first-generation, 37.4% Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) students]. During the first 3-5 weeks of college, students reported their typical weekday sleep duration, which we classified as short sleep (<7 hours), normal sleep (7-9 hours), or long sleep (>9 hours).

Results

The odds for short sleep were significantly greater in BIPOC students (95% CI: 1.34-1.66) and female students (95% CI: 1.09-1.35), and the odds for long sleep were greater in BIPOC students (95% CI: 1.38-3.08) and first-generation students (95% CI: 1.04-2.53

SUBMITTER: Bermudez VN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10104382 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature