Sleep Habits and Academic Performance, A Study Amongst Medical Students In University of Cyberjaya, Malaysia

Daniel Hakim Bin Muhammad Hafiz; Nur Arina Najwa Binti Mohammed Sabri; Crishele Pock Xue Qing; Devhesh Varrnan .S

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i04.25434

Sleep Habits and Academic Performance, A Study Amongst Medical Students In University of Cyberjaya, Malaysia

Author(s)	Daniel Hakim Bin Muhammad Hafiz, Nur Arina Najwa Binti Mohammed Sabri, Crishele Pock Xue Qing, Devhesh Varrnan .S
Country	Malaysia
Abstract	Humans are, as a rule, diurnal species. However, there are interindividual differences where people have different perspectives and preferences on their time of day to be most productive and effective, or to sleep which is closely related to a concept called “Chronotype”. Chronotype is divided into two groups: morningness and eveningness. Hence, this study aims to explore how morningness and eveningness are associated with medical students’ GPA, thus providing valuable insights regarding chronotype-specific academic interventions for medical students. This cross-sectional study involved 253 medical students among University Of Cyberjaya from Year 1 to Year 5 (aged 19-35). The morningness-eveningness questionnaire (MEQ), the sociodemographic background questionnaire (NHMS), and the supplementary GPA requirement were all included in the online questionnaire that was used to collect the data. Among the 253 participants, the majority were females (59.3%), predominantly aged between 21-22 years old (39.5%) with most from the ethnic group of Malay (55%). Based on the result, the majority of the medical students were characterized as intermediate chronotype (64.4%), followed by evening type (23.3%) and morning type (12.3%). Moreover, the findings indicate that sleep habits and academic achievement are correlated, with a p-value of less than 0.001, a chi-square value of 47.73, and a degree of freedom (df) of 4. Therefore, these findings have significant ramifications for initiatives aimed at enhancing students’ sleep patterns in order to improve their academic performance.
Keywords	Keywords: Chronotype, University of Cyberjaya, Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), Sociodemographic Background Questionnaire (NHMS), GPA.
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August 2024
Published On	2024-07-30
Cite This	Sleep Habits and Academic Performance, A Study Amongst Medical Students In University of Cyberjaya, Malaysia - Daniel Hakim Bin Muhammad Hafiz, Nur Arina Najwa Binti Mohammed Sabri, Crishele Pock Xue Qing, Devhesh Varrnan .S - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i04.25434
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i04.25434
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gt553z

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