Sleep Deprivation Among College Students

Specific Purpose: My audience will understand the importance of sleep, the effects a lack of sleep can have on a person’s body, and ways to improve the quality of sleep.

Sleep deprivation is a serious concern among college students, who are "among the most sleep-deprived age group in the United States," (Central Michigan University, 2008). It is important to study the causes of sleep deprivation, or sleep disorders, among college students. According to Park (2009), "dozens of studies have linked an increase in nightly sleep to better cognition and alertness." A study by Central Michigan University (2008) found that sleep deprivation can lead to poor academic performance, impaired driving, depression, and behavioral problems. There are several variables that may affect sleeping patterns among college students. One is genetics or biological issues. It is highly

According to clinical psychologist Reut Gruber, Short or poor sleep is a significant risk factor for poor academic performance that is frequently ignored.” In other words if students came to school with enough sleep, then they are able to concentrate more. They listen to teachers lecture carefully rather than taking nap during class. They will have more tendency to participate in class discussions and activities. This led to better grades and decreases the failure

Specific Purpose: Sleep and college students usually don’t tend to get along very well. Sleep and college life often bump heads due to stress, coursework and social activities. This speech will give the students useful information about dangers of not getting enough sleep and also hints on how to get a better nights sleep.

Sleep as a whole is an extremely critical factor to human health , especially the well-being of full-time students’ due to today’s growingly time-consuming education system. Sleep plays an essential role in mental and physical health, as well as overall well-being. It is clear that sleep is crucial, however, who has the time for the recommended 8 hours of sleep a night, as a minimum? Full-time students especially are at high-risk for sleep deprivation – which has very damaging consequences. These consequences range from weight gain, memory issues, high blood pressure, poor balance and much more. A review of 16 studies have even shown that sleeping for less than 6-8 hours a night increases the risk of early death by about 12%. This information

Junior highs and high schools across America are staring at an extremely early time, keeping many from sleep. Going to school is dreadful enough for most students, but a lack of sleep added onto that will affect them greatly. Performance in school is shown to be affected by sleep and other factors. Arriving to school with drowsiness can affect how one would do on a test, quiz, in class, or anything school related.

College students are some of the most active and stressed individuals in today’s society. Social pressures and scholastic achievement keep this population at a constant state of exhaustion. College students are apt to put sleep at the bottom of their to-do lists without giving further consideration largely due to full schedules. College students often do not understand the importance sleep has for their mental, physical, and overall health. Individuals in this age group require around nine hours of sleep in any given night, but most students report they only receive between seven and eight hours of sleep (Forquer, 2008). According to a survey by the American College Health Association that was distributed to 33

Often, students are tired during the day and while they’re in class. Being tired affects their learning as well as how they function. It not only affects that but it also can cause higher rates of obesity, depression, and motor vehicle accidents, as well as an overall lower quality of life. Getting enough sleep is important for students safety, health, and academic performance.

Background and Audience Relevance: College students are one of the biggest populations of people to be sleep deprived. We fill ourselves with coffee, and other forms of caffeine yet, there have been serious, fatal incidents about sleep deprivation. As we continue our journey through college, we should invest ourselves in having rights amount of sleep, and to not resort to all-nighters.

For children, a lack of sleep leads to behavior problems. They become more hyperactive, irritable and have trouble staying focused and learning at school. Sleep loss also weakens their immune system, making them sick more often with more missed days of school.

I agree that the chronic sleep deprivation could negatively affect students because mental health is an important part of their success, and sleep is closely involved with it. In the video, the Science of Sleep, a study was conducted on a group of college students who were asked to take a test after being kept from sleeping for over 24 hours. Compared to others, these sleep-deprived students did about 40% worse. Matthew Walker, director of the Sleep and Neuroimaging Lab at the University of California, Berkeley and conductor of the experiment, summed up the study by saying that a good night’s sleep can help you remember something better than you had before. In a study of their emotional responses, after scanning the brains of the study subjects,

Thesis Statement: When the projects, exams, and extra-curricular activities start to pile up on one another it seems as though there is not enough time in the day.  This is when college students tend to lose precious hours of sleep and the consequences can be costly.

It is no surprise that college students aren’t getting enough sleep. We always have something to do. If it isn’t the plethora amount of homework we receive on a weekly basis, then it might be our extracurricular activities keeping us up, and let’s not forget about working! It is known that the average amount sleep a human needs is about 8 hours a day, but as college students, we are lucky to get at least 5! Sleep is important for numerous reasons: It makes us feel rejuvenated, strengths our immune system, puts us in a better mood, and its essential for normal cognitive and motor function. In this observation, I will be discussing the insufficient amount of sleep Rutgers students get while attending school. The lack of sleep is a public health

“Being tired can make us less able to cope with the demands of our days” (Esherick 65). Other than just feeling tired in general there are many side effects like being unable to focus, pay attention, concentrate and even have memory difficulties. These all can be connected to not sleeping enough at night. This can make school immensely hard for say a student that was at a sporting event late the night before. It is not their fault, but still suffer the consequences. Research shows that adequate sleep and clear thinking are linked together (Eshrick 70) showing that students will not perform as well when tired. Along with poor school performance, some other consequences of lack of sleep are increased risk of “unintentional injury and death, low grades, negative moods, and increased likelihood of stimulant use” (Eshrick 64). These examples show how serious sleep is needed for the body to perform the way it should because if not, the outcome will not be

Sleep has been studied by people around the world to determine if it affects daily activities and personality, but as a college student who does not get the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep a night I thought it would be interesting to research if the amount of time a students is able to sleep on average affects their grade point average (GPA). Therefore the goal of this research will be to determine if students who get the recommended seven to eight hours of sleep have a higher grade point average than those who do not. This is important to know, to understand why students may or may not be achieving the grades that they are capable of. Through my research I was able to look deeper into the effect sleep has on a students grade