The Effects of Time to Fall Asleep and Sleep Duration on Short-term Memory Performance in Chinese High School and College Students
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.171How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Chinese; high school students; college students; time to fall asleep; sleep duration; short-term memory
- Abstract
Previous researches have noticed the Chinese high school and college students putting off bedtime and shortening the sleep duration under an intense education system. However, several studies have reported the importance of a moderate sleep pattern. The exam-oriented education system prevalent in China is largely lecture-based which depends a lot on memorization. Evidence suggests that an adequate sleep pattern can optimize memory performance. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of time to fall asleep and sleep duration on short-term memory performance for 10 consecutive days in Chinese high school and college students (N = 61, mean age ± SD = 18.85 ± 2.03 years; 25 males). No significant correlation between the time to fall asleep and memory test performance was found (P = 0.1062). When sleep duration was between 6.5 to 7.5 hours, sleep duration had a significantly positive correlation with memory test performance (P < 0.001, rho = 0.41). When sleep duration was between 7.5 to 8.5 hours, sleep duration had a significant negative correlation with memory test performance (P < 0.001, rho = -0.47). These findings suggest 6.5 to 7.5 hours of sleep is sufficient for optimal short-term memory performance. Further experimental studies are needed to support the current study’s findings.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Xinzhu Xiang PY - 2021 DA - 2021/12/24 TI - The Effects of Time to Fall Asleep and Sleep Duration on Short-term Memory Performance in Chinese High School and College Students BT - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1002 EP - 1006 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211220.171 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.171 ID - Xiang2021 ER -