1. The authors, Amie M. Gordon and Serena Chen, are interested in testing whether sleep correlates with conflict among couples. The researcher’s hypothesis that “poor sleep influences the degree, nature, and resolution of conflict” (Chen and Gordon, 168). They hypothesis that people who have poor sleep will have more conflict in their relationships. They also hypothesis that the people with poor sleep will be less able to resolve conflict then people who are well rested.
2. The researchers tested their hypotheses in two methods. In the first method the researchers selected 78 individuals. 65 of the individuals were women. The participants chosen were on average 21 years of age. The participants also had been in a romantic relationship for 20 months. The participants were asked to keep a paper sleep diary in which they would write in every day and night for 2 weeks. The participants were then told to transfer the information to an online diary and asked to answer a few questions about their experience. The information the participants needed to keep track of was kept short. The information noted were things like: how long it took for the participant to sleep, how many times the participant woke up, how long they slept, the quality of sleep, and how tired they felt that day. Each category was scored using a 5 point number scale. The lower the score the better.
The second method was conducted in a laboratory. The researchers “examined whether poor sleep influence[d] the nature and resolution of conflict” (Gordon and Chen, 170). The researchers brought the couples into the lab and videotaped them discussing a conflict in the relationship. The researchers also gather self-reports. In this study they used 71 heterosexual couples as par...
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... accurately. I believe another limitation could be that they were only focusing on couples. I believe they should also try testing other relationships, such as family.
5. Overall, the researchers’ hypotheses on sleep and conflict were supported by their studies. The authors found that people who have poor sleep have more conflict in their relationships. They found that if a person gets less or more sleep then they are accustomed to will affect the resolution of conflict between couples. They also found that the couples with poor sleep were less able to resolve conflict then people who were well rested. They found that even if only one partner is not well rested, that the success of resolving conflict will be hindered. The researchers believe that the sleep community receives little attention and hope to shed some light on the social-psychological aspect of sleep.
Sleep is one of our basic needs to survive, however in the modern days sleep deprivation in increasing more and more each day, causing accidents and medical problems for the people and the community. This essay will look at the meaning of sleep and sleep deprivation and the basic perspectives on what motivates sleep and sleep deprivation with the five perspectives; evolutionary, psychodynamic, behaviourist, cognitive and the hierarchy of needs. This essay will also evaluate the best perspective to eliminate sleep deprivation with the cases studies discussing the general hypothesis of sleep and sleep deprivation.
As noted earlier, we assume there are no confounding factor affecting the correlation identified in the article and the studies citied between mental health and sleeplessness.
The indirect measure of experiential attitude points directly to why my unhealthy sleep behavior started in the first place. My behavior performance is associated and connected to the negative feelings I have about the additional responsibilities in my life. Without effort, I can create a timeline as to when this behavior started by assessing when the additional responsibilities were added to my personal and professional life. The increase in negative feelings and situations causes a decrease in my chances of having restful sleep. The perceived power
“74.2% of the sample were women, and 75% were pursuing a bachelor 's degree. 59.0% worked and studied part-time, 34.1% were full-time students. 42% reported insomnia symptoms, and 18% had clinically significant symptoms” (Hairston et al., 2016). Out of the sample 60% were reported to be neither type, 33.3% were evening type, and 10.6% were morning type. Women had higher scores on the R-MEQ component, revealing that more women were morning type. In every other component of the questionnaire there was no difference in gender. People who were morning types procrastinated less, and had less trouble sleeping, and the two measures did not correlate; the same went or those who were neither type. However, in evening types procrastination, trouble sleeping, rumination, and negative affect did correlate. Based upon the findings evening type was associated with more trouble sleeping, negative affect, procrastination, and rumination (Hairston et al., 2016). Like hypothesised, negative affect and rumination were linked to
Woodin, E. M. (2011). A two-dimensional approach to relationship conflict: Meta-analytic findings. Journal of Family Psychology, 25, 325-335. doi:10.1037/a0023791
If all of these important activities occur during sleep, why is it that people are so willing to short themselves of this vital activity? Although much about sleep still remains a mystery, research and experiments continue to show how important sleep is to each and every person. Throughout this paper, I will discuss sleep and the effects that it has on performance and health, especially among college students. A college student’s sleeping pattern is a reliable indicator of their level of performance in the classroom and other school-affiliated activities, as a lack of sleep leads to decreased performance. Sleep is directly related to the level of performance and health of an individual; the more rested a person is, the better that person will perform and feel (Dryer, 2006).
Gomes, Ana Allen, Jose Taveres, and Maria Helena Azevedo. “Sleep-Wake Patterns and Academic Performance in University Students.” 7 Oct. 2002: 7. Education-Line Database. 2 Feb. 2004. <http://www.leeds.ac.uk/educol/documents/00002200.htm.>
Many times people think they can accomplish more if they could eliminate so much sleeping time. However, they are only hurting their productivity if they lose sleep. Two articles deal with the issue of sleep deprivation. The College Student Journal published an article about the grade-point average of college students and sleep length, while U.S. News & World Report produced an article dealing with the lack of
The journal article by Sarah Burgard and Jennifer Ailshire poses the question of, do women really get more sleep than men? In past studies the answer to this question is yes. However, research in sociology shows that women, in general, often participate more in unpaid work and have less leisure time when compared to men. This is an interesting contrast to study considering the two facts seem to contradict each other. The authors make sure to point out that sleep is necessary and important to survive, so understanding why there is a gap between men and women's amount of sleep is just as important.
Vandekerckhove, M., & Cluydts, R. (2010). The emotional brain and sleep: An intimate relationship. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 14(4), 219-226. doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2010.01.002
Sleep has always been a popular subject among humans. There have been many studies that examine sleep and its correlation with a wide variety of variables, such as depression, energy levels, and grades. Students, as a group, are widely studied. As the world’s future leaders and thinkers, there is great importance placed on their achievements. In this study the effect of student sleep habits on perceived academic performance is investigated. Many things may affect students’ academic success among these variables are sleep habits.
Important public policy issues have arisen in our modern 24-hour society, where it is crucial to weigh the value of sleep versus wakefulness. Scientific knowledge about sleep is currently insufficient to resolve the political and academic debates raging about how much and when people should sleep. These issues affect almost everybody, from the shift worker to the international traveler, from the physician to the policy maker, from the anthropologist to the student preparing for an exam.
Suen, L.K., Hon, K.L. & Tam, W.W. (2008). Association between sleep behavior and sleep-related factors among university students in Hong Kong. Chronobiology International, 25, 760-775.
A survey was done to find out that “stress might be getting in the way of sleep”. The survey was towards young adults who received less than the required amount of sleep, which is seven to nine hours of sleep a night. These adults received roughly 6.7 hours of sleep a night. A majority of the group reported that stress caused them to not be able to get a good nights rest. They would lie on their bed, wide-awake and have their minds running constantly thinking and
Getting married also alters sleeping habits. The changes made by the addition of a spouse can be the