I have gathered research evidence that concur with my personal opinion and idea of how the lack of and poor quality of sleep can and will negatively affect ones individual health, productivity, social interaction, physical aptitudes, health risks and overall academic achievements in today’s society. This particular research paper should be taken into consideration by college students and individuals alike. Since most undergraduates have no guidance on just how important sleep is in their overall academic achievements, they may find this information to be a key factor in their academic success down the road. We all know that in high school you never really needed to study in order to pass a class with adequate grades and many college freshmen enroll with that same idea. This research article will surely advocate in my favor and hopefully mentally prepare them for their college career. There are many factors that contribute to our inadequate sleep, but what do you think are the origins of inadequate sleep?
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Throughout my research I came across the fact that technology influences our sleep schedule drastically. Just think about how we use technology prior to going to bed for example checking social media updates really takes away from our sleeping schedule (Hershner and Chervin 73-84). Furthermore, it’s a fact that students whom obtained more sleep greater or equal to 9 hours, have a higher GPA than short sleepers with less than or equal to 6 hours (Hershner and Chervin 73-84). From my personal perspective I must agree with the findings in my research.Ever since I have put away my “web surfing” prior to going to bed, I have gained one more hour of proper quality sleep thus increasing my academic grades. My research also led me into the evidence that supports how sleep deprivation negatively affects an individuals’ academic performance and job performance among undergraduate students. (Chiang et al. 72-87). Further research studies show how poor quality and quantity of sleep has shown that it will always negatively impact college undergraduates. There is also extensive research on variables that affect students in obtaining proper sleep, for example: poor sleeping habits, work shift schedules and abuse of leisure time. I must agree with these findings, before I began to put in practice good sleeping behaviors, I too was always performing poorly at my work place. I would often dose off during our scheduled breaks, even though that was a severe infraction. In school, I would find myself day dreaming while the professor was lecturing. On one of my research studies that discussed health issues, I came across a research survey performed on 859 undergraduates at a large southeastern University. Their findings indicated that sleep difficulties in college students were greatly associated with several health risk behaviors such as: physical aggression, smoking, alcohol and drug use and physical inactivity. (Vail-Smith, Felts, and Becker 924-930). The research concluded that certain comprehensive approach methods must be put in place to provide a sleep hygiene program directed to college freshmen as an orientation. It also suggested new policies that support better sleeping habits in universities such as: noise ordinance, proper housing designed to promote conductive sleep in dorm rooms. There are many physical inequalities that I had no idea I was going through until I began to practice getting adequate
Throughout my research I came across the fact that technology influences our sleep schedule drastically. Just think about how we use technology prior to going to bed for example checking social media updates really takes away from our sleeping schedule (Hershner and Chervin 73-84). Furthermore, it’s a fact that students whom obtained more sleep greater or equal to 9 hours, have a higher GPA than short sleepers with less than or equal to 6 hours (Hershner and Chervin 73-84). From my personal perspective I must agree with the findings in my research.Ever since I have put away my “web surfing” prior to going to bed, I have gained one more hour of proper quality sleep thus increasing my academic grades. My research also led me into the evidence that supports how sleep deprivation negatively affects an individuals’ academic performance and job performance among undergraduate students. (Chiang et al. 72-87). Further research studies show how poor quality and quantity of sleep has shown that it will always negatively impact college undergraduates. There is also extensive research on variables that affect students in obtaining proper sleep, for example: poor sleeping habits, work shift schedules and abuse of leisure time. I must agree with these findings, before I began to put in practice good sleeping behaviors, I too was always performing poorly at my work place. I would often dose off during our scheduled breaks, even though that was a severe infraction. In school, I would find myself day dreaming while the professor was lecturing. On one of my research studies that discussed health issues, I came across a research survey performed on 859 undergraduates at a large southeastern University. Their findings indicated that sleep difficulties in college students were greatly associated with several health risk behaviors such as: physical aggression, smoking, alcohol and drug use and physical inactivity. (Vail-Smith, Felts, and Becker 924-930). The research concluded that certain comprehensive approach methods must be put in place to provide a sleep hygiene program directed to college freshmen as an orientation. It also suggested new policies that support better sleeping habits in universities such as: noise ordinance, proper housing designed to promote conductive sleep in dorm rooms. There are many physical inequalities that I had no idea I was going through until I began to practice getting adequate