Journal article
"Sleepiness" is serious in adolescence: Two surveys of 3235 Canadian students
Abstract
BackgroundEvidence is growing that sleep problems in adolescents are significant impediments to learning and negatively affect behaviour, attainment of social competence and quality of life. The objectives of the study were to determine the level of sleepiness among students in high school, to identify factors to explain it, and to determine the association between sleepiness and performance in both academic and extracurricular …
Authors
Gibson ES; Powles AP; Thabane L; O'Brien S; Molnar DS; Trajanovic N; Ogilvie R; Shapiro C; Yan M; Chilcott-Tanser L
Journal
BMC Public Health, Vol. 6, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
December 2006
DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-6-116
ISSN
1472-698X