technology is embed into the lives of students, caffeine also have become a necessity in student’s daily life as well. The workload of a college student can be overwhelming and it drive students to rely on caffeine. When they rely on caffeine for their body to function, they overlook an important aspect of their health conditions which is getting enough sleep. Losing sleep can make a big impact on a student’s ability to critically think, reason, and judge. Although, caffeine is consider a solution to any
Results Univariate Demographic Analyses This study on caffeine consumption was conducted as a survey given out to college students and an afterschool AP tutor class at Van Nuys High school. Of the respondents, there were an equal amount of males and females (see Table 1). In total 55% of the respondents were the high school students. The mean age was 18.28, 22 % of the respondents currently in college. College graduates constitute 11 % of the participants. There was only 1 repondent who has a
an increased amount of caffeine, babies can also suffer from caffeine overdose. This can happen when the mother’s breast milk contains excessive amounts of caffeine and is breast feeding a baby at the same time (James, Kristjánsson, & Sigfúsdóttir, 2010). Treatment Caffeine addicted individuals can take action for the addictions. Since the withdrawal of caffeine can be unpleasant, individuals should slowly cut back one cup every three days until they are consuming no caffeine. This gradually decreases
The goal of the experiment was to investigate the effects of caffeine on the anxiety levels of college students. A correlation analysis was conducted between the caffeine intake levels and anxiety levels of the students. The group of undergraduate college students who were the subjects of this investigation did not have any previous anxiety disorders. It was initially hypothesized that the correlation between coffee intake and anxiety would be positive. The results of the experiment validated
modern technology has been embedded into lives of students, caffeine has become a necessity in student’s daily life as well. The workload of a college student can be overwhelming and it drives students to rely on caffeine. When they rely on caffeine for their body to function, they overlook an important aspect of their health conditions which is the absence of sleep. Students can be at risk for consuming too much caffeine especially when now a days, students lose track of their daily intake. Although there
This risk assessment has been conducted as a part of the course requirement for Eco. 330. 01- Food Safety/Risk Analysis to explore the level of concern surrounding caffeine consumption by 18 to 23-year-old female college students. Using convenience sampling techniques to gather initial data, 50 data sets on caffeine consumption were collected on four categories of caffeinated beverages: coffee, energy drinks, soft drinks and everything else. Furthermore, the Palisade Decision Tools Suite’s Risk 7
Stress plays a large role in a college student’s daily life with the abundance of tasks and responsibilities that they must take on. These stressors can lead to numerous risky behaviors which can affect the health of college students. Likewise, stress is one of the perils to academic performance (Pettit & DeBarr, 2011). Caffeine usage has become prevalent among college students where 98% of participants in a study by Norton, Lazev, & Sullivan (2011) consumed caffeine before. Caffeinated drinks, especially
before sprinting out the door. You know you can’t rely on caffeine to stimulate your brain, or can you? This scenario is very common in the lives of most college students. For most students, caffeine dependency has become more important than sleep. Caffeine seems to be the boost that students need before tests. “Unfortunately, I have no data associating sales trends to midterms and finals, but I think it's safe to assume that sales of
rated the top impediment to college students’ academic performance (Ye, Johnson, Keane, Manasia, Gregas, 2015). Although it is documented that for centuries students’ academic performance has been negatively affected by sleep disturbance, college students continue to have irregular sleep schedule and undergo self-imposed sleep deprivation. Sleep deprivation in college-age students tend to occur for multiple different reasons. Some of the factors that affect college students’ sleeping habits include
While advancing to college, countless students begin to possess habits that have a negative effect on his or her health, emotions, and relationships with others. These habits include drugs, lack of sleep, unhealthy eating routines, and numerous others. College can be a very stressful environment for students, causing them to obtain new habits that are very harmful. Students feel as though these habits will help with the stress in their lives, but unfortunately it only makes them sick and harms