Open AccessSleep-patterns, sleep hygiene behaviors and parental monitoring among Bahrain-based Indian adolescents
Author(s) -
Bindu John
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.154659
Subject(s) - sleep hygiene , medicine , sleep (system call) , hygiene , psychological intervention , duration (music) , sleep patterns , adolescent health , pediatrics , demography , insomnia , clinical psychology , psychiatry , sleep quality , nursing , sociology , art , literature , pathology , mood , computer science , operating system
Sleep plays an important role in adolescent's health and undergoes substantial changes with puberty and physical maturation with a preference for later bed times. Evidence shows that many adolescents are not obtaining the required amounts of sleep which is 9.25 h, due to inadequate sleep practices, academic and societal demands. This study aims at describing the (1) sleep patterns of adolescents on school days and weekends, (2) sleep hygiene practices and the extent of parental monitoring and (3) gender and grade level differences in sleep duration and sleep hygiene practices among Indian adolescents in Bahrain.