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Sleep Habits and Caffeine Consumption in Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia

Alfajahan, Ohood Abdulrahman, Alfajahan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523480822743305

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2018, MS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
The purpose of this study was to provide a description of the caffeine consumption and sleeping habits among undergraduate female students in Saudi Arabia and investigate the variation between caffeine consumers (non-caffeine consumer or low, moderate and high caffeine consumer). An online self-administered Caffeine Consumption and Sleep Questionnaire was completed by currently registered undergraduate female students at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, ages 18-24 (n=228) with full-time academic status, showing total milligrams of caffeine consumed as well as total hours of sleep per participant. Means, standard deviations, and a 4X4 factorial ANOVA were used to determine differences in sleep habits and caffeine intake in respect to caffeine consumer status and class standing. There were no significant differences in total caffeine intake between the caffeine consumers based on class standing (p = 0.840). Most participants fell into the high caffeine consumer group (82.5%, n=188) consuming more than 301 mg per day. Examining the total hours of sleep that each group obtained, there were no significant differences among any of the caffeine consumption groups (p=0.560) or by class standing (p=.056). More studies are needed to increase students’ awareness regarding caffeine intoxication and investigate the causes behind high caffeine intake and how to prevent caffeine related health issues.
Karen Lowry Gordon (Advisor)
Natalie Caine-Bish (Committee Member)
Jamie Matthews (Committee Member)
Middle Eastern Studies; Nutrition; Social Studies Education; Womens Studies
Undergraduate; Caffeine; Sleep; Collage students

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  • Alfajahan, Alfajahan, O. A. (2018). Sleep Habits and Caffeine Consumption in Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523480822743305

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Alfajahan, Alfajahan, Ohood. Sleep Habits and Caffeine Consumption in Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia. 2018. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523480822743305.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Alfajahan, Alfajahan, Ohood. "Sleep Habits and Caffeine Consumption in Undergraduate Female Students in Saudi Arabia." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1523480822743305

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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