Abstract
Aim
We tested for associations of bedtime, sleep duration, instant messaging, and chronic
headaches with hypersomnolence and academic performance in a sample of high school
students in New Jersey, USA.
Methods
Students were surveyed anonymously and asked to report their sleep and messaging habits,
headache status, and overall grades.
Results
We found that greater hypersomnolence was associated with later bedtimes, shorter
sleep durations, and the presence of chronic headaches, but not with messaging after
lights out. Also, we found that academic performance was lower in students who messaged
after lights out, but it was not affected by headache status, bedtime, or sleep duration.
Conclusions
These results are consistent with other studies that have demonstrated associations
between headaches and hypersomnolence and between instant messaging habits and academic
performance. They also add to a growing literature on the relationships among use
of electronic devices, sleep health, and academic performance by adolescents.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 28, 2015
Accepted:
December 14,
2015
Received in revised form:
November 5,
2015
Received:
September 18,
2015
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