Skip to content
Research Article Open access CC BY 4.0

Sleeping Duration, Bedtime and BMI and Their Rapport on Academic Performance among Adolescents

Walid Abu Rayyan, Shadi Salem, Wael Abu Dayyih, Aseel Al Shawareb, Riad Awad, Yazan S. Batarseh, Hisham Y. Al Matubsi

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · pp. 8–18 · Published 9 Jun 2020

10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i930477

Abstract

Background: Proper development of cognitive skills during childhood is substantially connected with adequate sleeping. Sleeping is drastically undergoing pattern changes during the shifting from childhood to adolescence. The academic acquisition is a multifactorial process with devastating inputs. Academic achievement directly correlates with the behavioral attitudes of students. Shorter sleeping duration erodes the volume of brain gray matter in frontal and precuneus cortex regions. Moreover, the concomitant depletion of neurotransmitters is proportionally connected with inadequate sleeping. Aims: To evaluate the associations between bedtime initiations, sleeping sufficiency and objective academic performance in a large sample of second secondary students. Methods: The study sample consisted of 900 adolescents; 450boysand 450 girls in the second secondary class at Hail city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Participants filled a questioner about their socioeconomic factors as bedtime, sleeping duration, mental games practicing, and physical activity. Weight and height were measured to assess body mass index (kg/m2). Data extracted from the questioner used to study the contribution of the concomitant factors on academic achievement. Results: The mean weight was 73.57±8.34 kg IQR (44-126) while the mean height was (170.38±6.45) cm IQR (141-192). The mean BMI was 33.57±14.79(IQR 21.0–38.8). The overall prevalence of childhood obesity was 460 (49.6%; 95% CI: 55.3–66.8%) while the prevalence of overweight was 85 (9.04%; 95% CI: 7.3 –11.4%). The mean ministry academic score for the second secondary class was 70±9.99 IQR (44- 99) while the school academic score was 88.07±7.44 IQR (60-99). 51.6% of the students went to bed between 10-12 pm and only 17.6% slept between 8 and 10 hours. Conclusion: We can summarize, the independent variables as bedtime, sleeping duration, and obesity ameliorate academic achievement in a counteractive way; high BMI above 35 and prolonged sleeping duration more than 10 hours significantly curb the total academic score, whereas, healthy bedtime of 8-10 pm concomitantly augment the academic achievement.

Bedtime sleeping duration obesity academic achievement KSA

References (27)

  1. 1 A marker for the end of adolescence [DOI]
  2. 2 Association between Puberty and Delayed Phase Preference [DOI]
  3. 3 Psychiatric disorder in a birth cohort of young adults: Prevalence, comorbidity, clinical significance, and new case incidence from ages 11 to 21. [DOI]
  4. 4 Patterns of sleep and sleepiness in adolescents.
  5. 5 Sleep function: Toward elucidating an enigma [DOI]
  6. 6 Obesity and Student Performance at School [DOI]
  7. 7 Sleep quantity, quality, and insomnia symptoms of medical students during clinical years [DOI]
  8. 8 Differences in reported sleep need among adolescents [DOI]
  9. 9 Sleep and Student Performance at School [DOI]
  10. 10 The Effects of Bedtime and Sleep Duration on Academic and Emotional Outcomes in a Nationally Representative Sample of Adolescents [DOI]
  11. 11 Sleep Duration and Academic Performance Among Student Pharmacists [DOI]
  12. 12 Association of Overweight With Academic Performance and Social and Behavioral Problems: An Update From the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study [DOI]
  13. 13 The association between obesity and academic performance in youth: a systematic review [DOI]
  14. 14 Sleep quality among dental students and its association with academic performance [DOI]
  15. 15 A Mediation Analysis on the Relationship of Physical Fitness Components, Obesity, and Academic Performance in Children [DOI]
  16. 16 Psychiatric disorder in a birth cohort of young adults: Prevalence, comorbidity, clinical significance, and new case incidence from ages 11-21. [DOI]
  17. 17 The association between body mass index and academic performance [DOI]
  18. 18 There Is No Relationship between Academic Achievement and Body Mass Index among Fourth-Grade, Predominantly African-American Children [DOI]
  19. 19 Relationships among physical activity, sleep duration, diet, and academic achievement in a sample of adolescents [DOI]
  20. 20 Association between weekday sleep duration and nonmedical use of prescription drug among adolescents: the role of academic performance [DOI]
  21. 21 Recent trends in intensive treatments of obesity: Is academic research matching public interest? [DOI]
  22. 22 Effect of obesity on academic grades among Saudi female medical students at College of Medicine, King Saud University: Pilot study.
  23. 23 Physical fitness and obesity levels during an academic year followed by summer holidays: an issue of insufficient time for physical activity [DOI]
  24. 24 Negative association between obesity and academic performance—Physical fitness may help mediate the effects [DOI]
  25. 25 Metabolic health and academic achievement in youth at risk for high school dropout in rural Mississippi: The role of classroom management [DOI]
  26. 26 THE ADVERSARY EFFECT OF OBESITY ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG ADOLESCENTS [DOI]
  27. 27 EFFECT OF SMOKING AND OBESITY ON THE SERUM LEVELS OF VITAMIN D3 IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF JORDAN [DOI]

Cited by 8

Nutritional Status and Its Impact on The Academic Performance of Learners.

Lagnayo, Jovil B. · International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering Management & Applied Science · 2025

Uncovered User Engagement Pattern in LMS During COVID-19 Pandemic Using Temporal Visualization Matrix

Aziman Abdullah, Adzhar Kamaludin, Awanis Romli · 2020 Emerging Technology in Computing, Communication and Electronics (ETCCE) · 2020

Showing 4 of 8 known citations — external sources report more than can currently be individually listed.

Article metrics

Real usage data collected on this platform.

21

Page views

0

PDF downloads

10

Outbound clicks

8

Citations

Views over time

Views by country

Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".

Traffic sources

Referring site, by host.

Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.