Insomnia Symptoms, Sleep Hygiene, Mental Health, and Academic Performance in Spanish University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Insomnia Sleep hygiene Academic performance Mental health University students
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2022-04-02Referencia bibliográfica
Carrión-Pantoja, S... [et al.]. Insomnia Symptoms, Sleep Hygiene, Mental Health, and Academic Performance in Spanish University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 1989. [https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11071989]
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Background: Insomnia has been associated with decreased academic performance and
unhealthy behaviors in university students. Although many studies have analyzed sleep phenomenology
among this population, only few have focused on insomnia and its related variables. In addition,
such studies do not always include a clinical interview or a specific and validated instrument for
measuring insomnia. This study aimed to explore the prevalence of insomnia symptoms and the
relationship between insomnia and health habits, mental health, and academic performance in a large
university student sample. Methods: Five hundred and eighty-two students were recruited from
the University of Granada, Spain. Data were collected through an online survey with questions on
sociodemographic and academic data and health habits as well as the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index,
Insomnia Severity Index, Sleep Hygiene Index, and Sleepiness, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales.
A multiple regression analysis explored the relationship between academic performance, health
habits, mood state, and insomnia symptoms. Results: The prevalence of students with symptoms of
insomnia was high (39.7%). A multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that depression, sleep
hygiene, stress and anxiety were significant predictors of insomnia symptoms. Multivariate analyses
revealed that subjective insomnia symptoms, sleep efficiency, and depression were significantly
correlated with academic performance in a dependent way. Conclusions: In university students,
anxiety, stress, and poor sleep hygiene are risk factors for insomnia, which plays an important role in
academic performance. Promoting sleep and mental health could be a potentially effective way to
improve their academic performance.