Prevalence of Insomnia and Its Psychosocial Correlates among College Students in Hong Kong

This study examined the prevalence of insomnia and its psychosocial correlates among college students in Hong Kong. A total of 529 Hong Kong college students participated in the study. The participants completed a self-reported questionnaire (included the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality

Index (PSQI)) that indicated whether or not they had insomnia based on their scores. Results indicated that over 65% of the participants were insomniacs. Analyses revealed that optimism, stress, and depression significantly predicted insomnia in the participants.

These results suggest that insomnia is very common among Hong Kong college students and the insomnia was associated with other psychosocial factors. This study provided preliminary data on sleep quality and risk factors for insomnia, which may be used to guide sleep hygiene promotion and intervention among college students.

This study was a perfect example of how a usual sleep study in conducted. The research process in the field of sleep medicine is unique in that it uses questionnaires to help diagnose sleep conditions. I want to use questionnaires in my study as well as supplement them with polysomnography tests to better diagnose the sleeping habits of the individuals. I believe this study will be very useful to me because they used a college student population which I plan on doing myself.

Sing, C. Y., & Wong, W. S. (2010). Prevalence of Insomnia and Its Psychosocial Correlates among College Students in Hong Kong. Journal of American College Health, 59(3), 174-182. doi:10.1080/07448481.2010.497829