J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2021 Dec;32(4):497-505. 10.12799/jkachn.2021.32.4.497.

Factors Affecting the Quality of Sleep in Young Adults

Affiliations
  • 1Associate Professor, College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
  • 2Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Science, Suwon Science College, Hwaseong, Korea
  • 3Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Yong-In Arts & Science University, Yongin, Korea
  • 4Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea

Abstract

Purpose
The study aimed to identify the effects of sleep hygiene (use of caffeine, alcohol, night eating syndrome, stress, and coping styles), social network, and smartphone-related factors on quality of sleep in young adults.
Methods
This was a descriptive research design. Participants completed a questionnaire on evidence-based variables including caffeine intake, alcohol consumption, social network, night eating syndrome, stress, coping styles, and smartphone-related factors. Stepwise multiple regression was used for data analysis to identify factors that influenced the participants’ quality of sleep. This study included 288 young adults in South Korea.
Results
This study identified the factors affecting quality of sleep in young adults. Their average weekly sleep duration was 6.86 hours with low sleep quality, indicated by a score of 59.34 points (range 17-100). The predictors of sleep quality were sleep mood, sub-items of night eating syndrome, effects of pain over the last four weeks, and social networks, which explained 33% of the variance.
Conclusion
Sleep-induced diseases in young adults could be prevented by identifying sleep mood, pain, and social networks, which is important for health and using them as a basis for intervention.

Keyword

Sleep hygiene; Young adult; Smartphones
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