title: A study on the sleep quality of incoming university students.
abstract: This study was designed to examine the prevalence and the risk factors of poor sleep quality in 4318 incoming university students in Taiwan. The test battery comprised a self-administered structured questionnaire, including items related to personal medical history and lifestyle habits, the Measurement of Support Functions (MSF), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Chinese Internet Addiction Scale-Revision (CIAS-R), neuroticism subscale of the Maudsley Personality Inventory (MPI), and the 12-item Chinese Health Questionnaire (CHQ-12). Of the total study population, 2360 students (54.7%) were classified into the poor sleep quality group, as defined by a PSQI score ≥6. Based on the results of multivariate logistic regression analysis, poor sleep quality was significantly associated with undergraduate students, female gender, skipping breakfast, tea drinking, a higher tendency toward internet addition, poor social support, higher neuroticism, and higher CHQ scores. Poor sleep quality is prevalent among incoming university students in Taiwan, and more work is needed on the identification of the factors influencing poor sleep, and in providing systematic education in the importance of sleep and time management skills to university students.
authors.affiliation: Office of Student Affairs, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Shu Hui
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Chi-Chen
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: I Hui
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yi-Wen
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Kao Chin
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Kow-Tong
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yen Kuang
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Yi Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D057566:Self Report; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities