Investigation of the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sleep Hygiene in High School Students

Abstract

Background and Objective This study aimed to conduct a descriptive study to examine the relationship between perceived stress and sleep hygiene in high school students. Methods The data required for the research were collected online between December 16, 2022 and March 10, 2023. The study group of the research consisted of high school students. An online survey method, a socio-demographic data collection form, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Sleep Hygiene Index (SHI) were obtained from 219 high school students living in Hakkari, Turkey, who were selected by the convenience sampling method, one of the nonprobability sampling methods. The independent sample t-test, ANOVA analysis, and Pearson correlation test were used to analyze the data. Results A total of 51.1% of the participating high school students were boys, and 48.9% were girls. A total of 35.6% of the participating high school students were 16 years old, 27.4% were 17 years old, 21.5% were 15 years old, and 15.5% were 18 years old. It was found that there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) between the PSS subdimensions and the SHI scores of high school students according to the variables, such as age, high school type, and class status. It was found that there was a significant relationship among the gender variable, the PSS subdimensions, and the SHI scale (p < 0.05). Conclusions It can be concluded that factors, such as age, high school type, and class status, did not affect the relationship between perceived stress and sleep hygiene in high school students and that the gender variable had an effect on the relationship between perceived stress and sleep hygiene. It is recommended that research to examine the relationship between perceived stress and sleep hygiene should be performed by expanding the samples.

Keywords

• high school students
• perceived stress
• sleep hygiene