The Role of Sleep in Predicting College Academic Performance: Is it a Unique Predictor?

Daniel J. Taylor, Karlyn E. Vatthauer, Adam D. Bramoweth, Camilo Ruggero, Brandy Roane

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Abstract

Few studies have looked at the predictability of academic performance (i.e., cumulative grade point average [GPA]) using sleep when common nonsleep predictors of academic performance are included. This project studied psychological, demographic, educational, and sleep risk factors of decreased academic performance in college undergraduates. Participants (N = 867) completed a questionnaire packet and sleep diary. It was hypothesized that low total sleep time (TST), increased sleep onset latency, later bedtimes, later wake times, and TST inconsistency would predict decreased academic performance. The most significant predictors of academic performance were high school GPA, standardized test scores (i.e., SAT/ACT), TST, time awake before arising (TWAK), TST inconsistency, and the quadratic terms of perceived stress (PSS) and TST.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)159-172
Number of pages14
JournalBehavioral Sleep Medicine
Volume11
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2013

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