Impact of Adolescents’ Sleeping Problems and Habits on the Quality of Their Sleep

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the impact of adolescents' sleeping problems and habits on the quality of their sleep. Material(s) and Method(s): The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index (PSQI) was administered to a group of 820 high school students in Turkey. A computerised assessment was made of the data obtained. Result(s): The mean age of the participating adolescents was 16+/-1.14 years, 50.37% of whom had poor sleep quality. Statistically significant differences (p<0.05) were noted in their overall PSQI scores in terms of their use of alcohol/cigarettes (p=0.001), surfing the internet (p=0.000), watching TV (p=0.026) and eating something before going to bed (p=0.003). Based on the regression analysis, as the difficulty in falling asleep increases, the PSQI score is 2.5 times; as the state of waking up by jumping increases, the PSQI score is 1.6 times and as the smoking status increases, the PSQI score is 1.6 times. Conclusion(s): More than half of the participating adolescents had poor sleep quality. Sleep-related problems present serious risks in terms of adolescents' physical and emotional health, academic achievement and safety. Because of this, factors that may disturb adolescents' sleep patterns must be kept to a minimum, and school health teams need to promote healthy sleep habits among adolescents.Copyright © 2021 Journal of Turkish Sleep Medicine. All rights reserved.