Effect of Duration of Sleep on Personality and Stress in Professional Students

Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well being throughout life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right time is beneficial for mental health. phystcal health and quality of life. The focus of present research is to find out effect of duration of sleep on personality and stress in professional students. A total of six hundred and eighty students, aged 20 to 25 years participated in this research. Purposive sampling technique was applied to select the subject. The groups were formed on the basis of duration of sleep e.g. long sleepers (more than nine hours out of twenty four hours) and short sleepers (less than six or fewer hours out of twenty four hours) and type of course e.g. professional courses (B.Tech., MBA, B. Pharma). These are independent variables manipulated through selection. The nonprofessional group was taken to compare with professional group. A self biographical sheet, Multi- dimensional assessment of personality (MAP-A) and Hassles Scale (Lazarus and Folkman, 1981) were used for the purpose of data collection. In order to find out the significant difference among the groups, analysts of variance (ANOVA) was used. Duration of sleep and course offered by students both produce the significant effect on several dimensions of personality and stress level of students. The results are discussed in the light of previous researches. Students should get sufficient sleep for restoration of physical and mental function. Getting sufficient sleep help them to improve their cognitive processes and mental health.