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Relationships of Sleep Duration With Weight-Related Behaviors of U.S. College Students.
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Behavioral sleep medicine [Behav Sleep Med] 2016 Sep-Oct; Vol. 14 (5), pp. 565-80. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Dec 02. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- This study describes sleep behaviors of U.S. college students (N = 1,252; 18-24 years old; 59% female) and examines associations of sleep duration with weight-related behaviors. More than one quarter of participants slept < 7 hr/night and had mean Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores indicating poor sleep quality. There were significant differences for all PSQI scales among sleep duration categories, < 7 hr (n = 344), 7-8 hr (n = 449), ≥ 8 hr (n = 459) sleep/night. Compared to those who slept ≥ 8 hr, those who slept < 8 hr had significantly more negative eating attitudes (2% higher), poorer internal regulation of food (4% lower), and greater binge eating (4% higher) scores. Findings advocate for health care professionals to evaluate sleep behaviors of college students during office visits and promote good sleep behaviors.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1540-2010
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Behavioral sleep medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26629981
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2015.1065411