title: Relationships of Sleep Duration With Weight-Related Behaviors of U.S. College Students.
abstract: This study describes sleep behaviors of U.S. college students (N = 1,252; 18-24 years old; 59% female) and examines associations of sleep duration with weight-related behaviors. More than one quarter of participants slept < 7 hr/night and had mean Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores indicating poor sleep quality. There were significant differences for all PSQI scales among sleep duration categories, < 7 hr (n = 344), 7-8 hr (n = 449), ≥ 8 hr (n = 459) sleep/night. Compared to those who slept ≥ 8 hr, those who slept < 8 hr had significantly more negative eating attitudes (2% higher), poorer internal regulation of food (4% lower), and greater binge eating (4% higher) scores. Findings advocate for health care professionals to evaluate sleep behaviors of college students during office visits and promote good sleep behaviors.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nutritional Sciences , Rutgers University , New Brunswick , New Jersey , USA.
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Quick
authors.affiliation: a Department of Nutritional Sciences , Rutgers University , New Brunswick , New Jersey , USA.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Byrd-Bredbenner
authors.affiliation: b Department of Nutritional Sciences , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Madison , Wisconsin , USA.
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoff
authors.affiliation: c School of Food and Agriculture , University of Maine , Orono , Maine , USA.
authors.forename: Adrienne A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: White
authors.affiliation: d Wegmans School of Health and Nutrition , Rochester Institute of Technology , Rochester , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lohse
authors.affiliation: e Department of Public Health, Food Studies and Nutrition , Syracuse University , Syracuse , New York , USA.
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horacek
authors.affiliation: f Department of Nutrition , University of Tennessee , Knoxville , Tennessee , USA.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colby
authors.affiliation: g Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Management , Auburn University , Auburn , Alabama , USA.
authors.forename: Onikia
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: h Department of Human Nutrition , Kansas State University , Manhattan , Kansas , USA.
authors.forename: Tandalayo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kidd
authors.affiliation: i Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences , University of Rhode Island Kingston , Rhode Island , USA.
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Greene
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001835:Body Weight; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult