Sleep Problems, Academic Performance and Substance Use among Adolescents
Avery Noel
PSY 101
10/15/15
One hundred seventy one students between the ages of 11-17 were studied to see what sleep problems would predict between three separate results: academic performance, classroom disruptive behavior, and substance use.
One of America's most major health issues is trouble with sleep. It was estimated that, "7 million Americans suffer from sleep problems," that is just a little under one fourth of the U.S. Many students, over half, get less sleep than they actually need because they think they are sleeping enough. Half feel tired throughout the day, as well as having trouble sleeping. This study studied the relationship with sleep problems, …show more content…
If an adolescent has trouble sleeping or has any irregularities it is substances. It is specifically more of a problem when using alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs. Any substantial evidence for sleep problems with substance use is close to none. Young children with sleep problems are much more likely to abuse substances in their teens.
Sleep problems definitely seem to have a huge effect on academic standing as well as abuse of substances. One possible helper could be self-regulation. This refers to one's own self changing the effects of states and the way one acts. Typically children in bad moods have trouble sleeping at night. Another reason for trouble sleeping is depression or sudden sadness. They have found proof pertaining to the idea that amount of sleep regulates behavior, grades, and substance use. Usually, if someone have low self-regulation, they also abuse substances. Emotion and behavior are intertwined with …show more content…
There were seventy-one males and one hundred females. The study examined two separate schools located in Northwestern U.S. Each student involved was anywhere from the age of eleven-seventeen. There were 48% high school kids and 52%.
Insomnia is trouble staying asleep. They were asked to use the Likert-type scale to measure how you felt with each section over the last two weeks. They also used the Sleep Disorders Questionnaire. This measured insomnia, breathing, and any movements in the leg. In effortful control they watched shifting and focusing, activation control, and inhibitory control. The greater the level, the higher the score. School being important to the adolescent is identified regulation. To collect data for academic performance, they scored teachers and students. Substance abuse was tested as how often has one used substances.
Before the study took place, parental consent forms were handed out and signed. There were several questions to be answered. In the two schools the cafeteria and classrooms were used for this study. While the study was going on, research team members were there to help if need be and to answer questions. Upon finishing the questions, they each received a
Avery Noel
PSY 101
10/15/15
One hundred seventy one students between the ages of 11-17 were studied to see what sleep problems would predict between three separate results: academic performance, classroom disruptive behavior, and substance use.
One of America's most major health issues is trouble with sleep. It was estimated that, "7 million Americans suffer from sleep problems," that is just a little under one fourth of the U.S. Many students, over half, get less sleep than they actually need because they think they are sleeping enough. Half feel tired throughout the day, as well as having trouble sleeping. This study studied the relationship with sleep problems, …show more content…
If an adolescent has trouble sleeping or has any irregularities it is substances. It is specifically more of a problem when using alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs. Any substantial evidence for sleep problems with substance use is close to none. Young children with sleep problems are much more likely to abuse substances in their teens.
Sleep problems definitely seem to have a huge effect on academic standing as well as abuse of substances. One possible helper could be self-regulation. This refers to one's own self changing the effects of states and the way one acts. Typically children in bad moods have trouble sleeping at night. Another reason for trouble sleeping is depression or sudden sadness. They have found proof pertaining to the idea that amount of sleep regulates behavior, grades, and substance use. Usually, if someone have low self-regulation, they also abuse substances. Emotion and behavior are intertwined with …show more content…
There were seventy-one males and one hundred females. The study examined two separate schools located in Northwestern U.S. Each student involved was anywhere from the age of eleven-seventeen. There were 48% high school kids and 52%.
Insomnia is trouble staying asleep. They were asked to use the Likert-type scale to measure how you felt with each section over the last two weeks. They also used the Sleep Disorders Questionnaire. This measured insomnia, breathing, and any movements in the leg. In effortful control they watched shifting and focusing, activation control, and inhibitory control. The greater the level, the higher the score. School being important to the adolescent is identified regulation. To collect data for academic performance, they scored teachers and students. Substance abuse was tested as how often has one used substances.
Before the study took place, parental consent forms were handed out and signed. There were several questions to be answered. In the two schools the cafeteria and classrooms were used for this study. While the study was going on, research team members were there to help if need be and to answer questions. Upon finishing the questions, they each received a