Sleep Deprivation in America's Students

One of the many problems of sleep deprivation of American student American students is that they are lack of sleep. The busy daily schedule for children and teens can not get enough sleep for them. "Because new research is being conducted among young adolescents, it is unhealthy to reduce sleep, and 9 hours a day is necessary to avoid behavior accompanying sleep deprivation" (Final report Written, 2001). Furthermore, due to lack of sleep, students are not awake and awake, they will sleep in class.

Lack of sleep is just one condition of sleep deprivation. At least 50% of college students have daytime drowsiness due to sleep deprivation, compared to 36% of adolescents and adults. College students sleep on average 6 to 6.9 hours a night. According to data from the Department of Sleep Disorders Diagnostic Therapy at Stanford University, the recommended sleeping time for college students is about 8 hours. Most college students lack sleep and 70.6% of students report less than 8 hours of sleep. Sleep shortage has various effects on college students, such as poor academic performance, learning disabilities, physical activity. One of the main reasons for college students' sleep deprivation is inappropriate sleep hygiene.

It seems that the student's body type is also affected by insufficient sleep. Researchers at the Imperial College of Medicine conducted a randomized controlled trial to investigate the effect of late sleep deprivation on physical abilities. Participants were randomly assigned to two situations: normal sleep or nighttime sleep deprivation. We monitored sleep deprivation at 45 minute intervals using an online timestamp questionnaire at the participant's home. The results showed that lack of sleep had a significant effect on response time and athletic performance. Researchers concluded that sleep deprivation would affect the physical fitness of university students

Do you know that college students are one of the most sleep deprived people? Because sleep affects attention, memory and learning ability, student's sleep deprivation is associated with a decline in GPA. While most people need more than 8 hours, adults sleep in less than an average of 7 hours overnight. Daytime sleepiness, lack of sleep and irregular sleep schedule are very common among university students. 50% reported drowsiness during the day and 70% reported sleep deprivation. The consequences of sleep deprivation and daytime sleepiness are particularly problematic for university students and may result in lower average results, increased risk of academic failure, increased learning disorders, emotional disturbance, and increased risk of car accidents.