Sleep Across the Lifespan: A Neurobehavioral Perspective

Current Sleep Medicine Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 11(1)

Published: Feb. 5, 2025

Language: Английский

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After-School Behaviors, Self-Management, and Parental Involvement as Predictors of Academic Achievement in Adolescents

Behavioral Sciences, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 172 - 172

Published: Feb. 6, 2025

How adolescents’ after-school behaviors, self-management, and parental involvement are associated with their academic success personal development has drawn growing attention. This study systematically examined how these three factors predict achievement. Data were collected from 353 seventh-grade students through a self-designed daily behavior log sheet self-management app, multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to identify key predictors. The results indicated that achievement positively related sleep quality, homework duration, self-assessment, involvement, while it negatively exercise the number of planned tasks. Despite insights, limitations, including reliance on self-reported data, which may introduce bias, use cross-sectional design, precludes determining temporal sequence variables inferring causal relationships. These findings provide valuable insights for educators, parents, students; they also emphasize importance organizing students’ activities effectively, enhancing competencies, encouraging active in fostering overall development.

Language: Английский

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Comparing the Effects of Adequate and Insufficient Sleep on the Mental Health, Behavioral Outcomes, and Daily Lives of South Korean Adolescents

Healthcare, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(5), P. 471 - 471

Published: Feb. 21, 2025

Background/Objectives: Adequate sleep is critical for adolescents' physical and mental health. However, academic demands lifestyle habits lead to insufficient among many adolescents. This study examined the relationship between patterns general characteristics, health behaviors, South Korean Methods: Data were obtained from Korea Youth Risk Behavior Survey conducted by Disease Control Prevention Agency, involving 21,283 students aged 13 18 years. Self-reported duration was categorized as adequate (8-10 h) or (less than 8 h on both weekdays weekends), 20 independent variables across demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, health-related behavioral, psychological factors analyzed. Multiple logistic regression analyses evaluate effects of sleep. Results: Insufficient more prevalent female (odds ratio [OR]: 2.064) older (OR: 16.588 Grade 12 vs. 7) associated with higher stress levels 4.338 almost always never), suicidal ideation 1.826), unhealthy behaviors such alcohol consumption 2.009), smoking 1.998), smartphone overdependence 2.313 severe normal). In contrast, adolescents reported greater happiness 4.167 very much not at all) better performance 1.377 high low). Conclusions: The findings show that significantly affects adolescent well-being, highlighting need tailored interventions increased societal awareness. Future research should explore mechanisms underlying gender differences weekday-weekend disparities enhance quality in this population.

Language: Английский

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Access and Utilization of HIV/STI Testing Services among Men Who have Sex with Men During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 18, 2025

Language: Английский

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Sleep habits and academic performance of Brazilian undergraduate students in the health-related fields

Chronobiology International, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 9

Published: April 21, 2025

Considerable evidence supports the importance of sleep for memory consolidation, learning, academic performance, and mental health. College students in health-related fields are often deprived adequate due to high volume clinical assignments workload. Studies on relationship between quality, chronotypes performance Brazilian university scarce. Therefore, we investigated how study habits, chronotype quality influence college performance. We conducted a questionnaire-based with 573 from several institutions. The participants filled out an individual form personal data, answered Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. sleep-wake cycle pattern behavioural habits day before test/assessment were obtained 4 answer options question "On assessment question, what was your behaviour? "I stay up late studying don't (Deprived), I test (Study-Sleep), early wake until exam is close (Sleep-Study), change my routine (No Deprived). comparison groups showed that those who did not their performed better compared others. Our results reveal most undergraduate have poor quality. scores chronotype´s significantly associated only female population. It essential space take care sleep/wake consequently learning process, order develop interventions promote life health area.

Language: Английский

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Changes in actigraphy-assessed sleep from childhood to adolescence: The role of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage

Sleep Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: May 1, 2025

Few studies have examined longitudinal effects of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage on objectively assessed sleep outcomes among youth. This study as a predictor changes in actigraphy-assessed over 6-8-year period from childhood to adolescence. Racial/ethnic differences were also considered. Participants 339 children residing small towns and semirural contexts within the Southeastern region United States (Mage T1 = 10.3years, SD 0.8; 46% female; 36% Black, 64% White; Mage T2 17.6years, 0.8). Sleep duration (from onset wake time) quality/continuity (efficiency long episodes) using wrist actigraphy. Neighborhood was established census tract measures geocoded residential addresses. decreased between adolescence increased. associated with decreases adolescence, but not duration. remained significant after adjusting for family status. Interaction race indicated that magnitude larger Black youth than White is first show quality this association The results suggest factors may be key addressing widening racial disparities across developmental period.

Language: Английский

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Exploring Sleep Duration and Insomnia Among Prospective University Students: A Study with Geographical Data and Machine Learning Techniques

Nature and Science of Sleep, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: Volume 16, P. 1235 - 1251

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

Background: Sleep disruptions among prospective university students are increasingly recognized for their potential ramifications on academic achievement and psychological well-being.But, information regarding sleep issues preparing entrance exams is unknown.Thus, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence factors associated with duration insomnia test-takers in Bangladesh, utilizing both traditional statistical analyses advanced geographic system machine learning techniques enhanced predictive capability.Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted June 2023 1496 at Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka.Structured questionnaires collected data demographics, information, mental health assessments.Statistical analyses, including chi-square tests logistic regression, were performed using SPSS, while models applied Python Google Colab.Results: Approximately 62.9% of participants reported abnormal (<7 hours/night or >9 hours/night), 25.5% experiencing insomnia.Females those dissatisfied mock more likely report duration, repeat test-takers, unsatisfactory test results, anxiety symptoms had a higher risk insomnia.Machine identified satisfaction previous as most significant predictor disturbances, secondary school certificate GPA least influence.The CatBoost model achieved maximum accuracy rates 61.27% 73.46%, respectively, predicting insomnia, low log loss values indicating robust performance.Geographic analysis revealed regional variations some southern districts northern eastern districts.Conclusion: disturbances prevalent various gender, test-taking status, satisfaction, anxiety.Targeted interventions, education support, hold promise ameliorating overall well-being students, potentially enhancing performance.

Language: Английский

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The effect of sleep quality on learning engagement of junior high school students: the moderating role of mental health

Frontiers in Psychology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 16

Published: Jan. 29, 2025

Introduction A good quality of sleep is not only an important guarantee for students’ academic life, but also founding condition their physical and mental health development. The study aims to explore the relationship between learning engagement, deeply analyze moderating role played by health. Methods questionnaire survey was conducted among some junior high school students in Rizhao City, Shandong Province research. Results results show that: (1) main effect on engagement significant ( β = 0.476, t 1.829, p &lt; 0.001), specifically, better quality, higher engagement. (2) influence moderated –0.850, -2.652, 0.006), that say, more with poor health, mentally healthy can effectively alleviate negative impact problems Discussion Research shows significance learning. research provide empirical evidence schools, families, policy makers improve achievement

Language: Английский

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Later School Start Times as a Public Health Intervention to Promote Sleep Health in Adolescents

Current Sleep Medicine Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 9(3), P. 152 - 160

Published: Aug. 3, 2023

Abstract Purpose of Review Poor sleep health in adolescence has long-lasting, and adverse effects on many aspects functioning. Multiple factors impact including individual family-level factors. However, early school start times are the one policy-level, possibly most salient environmental factor that constrains adolescent at a population level. Recent Findings Delaying could be an effective strategy to promote consequently, functioning, physical mental among adolescents. Growing evidence suggests adolescents later-starting schools longer weekdays, have higher attendance graduation rates, fewer symptoms compared their peers earlier-starting schools. Summary This paper reviews summary recent key findings discusses future steps translating time research into policy.

Language: Английский

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Incidental prostate cancer after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate—A narrative review

Andrologia, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 54(3)

Published: Nov. 26, 2021

Prostate cancer can be detected incidentally after surgical therapy for benign prostatic obstruction such as holmium laser enucleation of the prostate (HoLEP), thus called incidental (iPCa). We aimed to review studies on iPCa HoLEP and investigate its prevalence. A detailed search original articles was conducted via PubMed-MEDLINE, Web Science, Wiley Online Library Cochrane databases in last 10 years up 1 May 2021 with following string solely or combination: "prostate cancer", carcinoma", "holmium prostate" "HoLEP". identified 19 include our analysis divided them into six main categories: versus open prostatectomy and/or transurethral resection terms iPCa, oncological functional outcomes, role imaging modalities detecting predictive factors prostate-specific antigen kinetics management HoLEP. found that rate ranges from 5.64% 23.3%. Functional outcomes were reported encouraging. Oncological treatment options are available a wide range.

Language: Английский

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