Presentation Type
Poster
Presentation Type
Submission
Keywords
Sleep Hygiene, Self-Efficacy, Sleep Quality, College Students, Sleep
Department
Psychology
Major
Psychology
Abstract
Interventions that address sleep hygiene knowledge and behaviors have yielded inconclusive results. The aim of the current study was to assess the effectiveness of an online sleep hygiene intervention on modifying sleep hygiene behavior and sleep quality, hypothesizing that the use of a sleep hygiene intervention will be more effective at increasing sleep hygiene behaviors and sleep quality compared to the control. In addition, we hypothesized that self-efficacy may moderate this effect, with the intervention being more effective among those with high levels of self-efficacy compared to those with low levels. Participants included 66 college students (78.3% female). Participants were randomly assigned to either a sleep hygiene intervention or a service skills intervention and completed measures of sleep hygiene self-efficacy and sleep hygiene intentions immediately before and after their assigned interventions. Participants also completed measures of sleep hygiene knowledge, sleep hygiene, behaviors, and general self-efficacy immediately before their assigned intervention. One week after completing the intervention, participants completed all measures again. A 2 X 2 mixed repeated measures ANOVA was run and indicated a significant effect for the condition and time interaction on sleep hygiene, with the sleep hygiene intervention causing greater improvements in sleep hygiene compared to the control group. Self-efficacy significantly moderated the effectiveness of the intervention at altering sleep hygiene behaviors No significant results were found for sleep quality, self-efficacy for sleep hygiene, general self-efficacy. The authors discuss the implications of healthy sleep hygiene on college students physical and mental well-being.
Faculty Mentor
Nataria Joseph
Funding Source or Research Program
Not Identified
Location
Waves Cafeteria
Start Date
11-4-2025 1:00 PM
End Date
11-4-2025 2:00 PM
Self-Efficacy as a Moderator of the Effectiveness of a Sleep Hygiene Intervention
Waves Cafeteria
Interventions that address sleep hygiene knowledge and behaviors have yielded inconclusive results. The aim of the current study was to assess the effectiveness of an online sleep hygiene intervention on modifying sleep hygiene behavior and sleep quality, hypothesizing that the use of a sleep hygiene intervention will be more effective at increasing sleep hygiene behaviors and sleep quality compared to the control. In addition, we hypothesized that self-efficacy may moderate this effect, with the intervention being more effective among those with high levels of self-efficacy compared to those with low levels. Participants included 66 college students (78.3% female). Participants were randomly assigned to either a sleep hygiene intervention or a service skills intervention and completed measures of sleep hygiene self-efficacy and sleep hygiene intentions immediately before and after their assigned interventions. Participants also completed measures of sleep hygiene knowledge, sleep hygiene, behaviors, and general self-efficacy immediately before their assigned intervention. One week after completing the intervention, participants completed all measures again. A 2 X 2 mixed repeated measures ANOVA was run and indicated a significant effect for the condition and time interaction on sleep hygiene, with the sleep hygiene intervention causing greater improvements in sleep hygiene compared to the control group. Self-efficacy significantly moderated the effectiveness of the intervention at altering sleep hygiene behaviors No significant results were found for sleep quality, self-efficacy for sleep hygiene, general self-efficacy. The authors discuss the implications of healthy sleep hygiene on college students physical and mental well-being.
