Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)

The Effects of Time to Fall Asleep and Sleep Duration on Short-term Memory Performance in Chinese High School and College Students

Authors
Xinzhu Xiang1, *
1College of the Environment, Forestry & Natural Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011, China,xx38@nau.edu
Corresponding Author
Xinzhu Xiang
Available Online 24 December 2021.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211220.171How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Chinese; high school students; college students; time to fall asleep; sleep duration; short-term memory
Abstract

Previous researches have noticed the Chinese high school and college students putting off bedtime and shortening the sleep duration under an intense education system. However, several studies have reported the importance of a moderate sleep pattern. The exam-oriented education system prevalent in China is largely lecture-based which depends a lot on memorization. Evidence suggests that an adequate sleep pattern can optimize memory performance. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of time to fall asleep and sleep duration on short-term memory performance for 10 consecutive days in Chinese high school and college students (N = 61, mean age ± SD = 18.85 ± 2.03 years; 25 males). No significant correlation between the time to fall asleep and memory test performance was found (P = 0.1062). When sleep duration was between 6.5 to 7.5 hours, sleep duration had a significantly positive correlation with memory test performance (P < 0.001, rho = 0.41). When sleep duration was between 7.5 to 8.5 hours, sleep duration had a significant negative correlation with memory test performance (P < 0.001, rho = -0.47). These findings suggest 6.5 to 7.5 hours of sleep is sufficient for optimal short-term memory performance. Further experimental studies are needed to support the current study’s findings.

Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

Download article (PDF)

Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
24 December 2021
ISBN
978-94-6239-495-7
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.211220.171How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
Open Access
This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.

Cite this article

TY  - CONF
AU  - Xinzhu Xiang
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/12/24
TI  - The Effects of Time to Fall Asleep and Sleep Duration on Short-term Memory Performance in Chinese High School and College Students
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 4th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1002
EP  - 1006
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211220.171
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.211220.171
ID  - Xiang2021
ER  -