[EN] The Relationship between Sleep Quality and Academic Performance Among The Institute of Higher Education (IPTA) Students in Terengganu, Malaysia

Abstract

Sleep deprivation has a variety of negative consequences on individuals, including exhaustion,
hypersomnia, and effects on neurocognitive function in students such as problems
concentrating, remembering things, processing information, learning, speaking, and
understanding. Sleep problems and sleep disorders significantly impact the academic success
of university students. This research used quantitative research design using a survey research
approach, which involves 113 students from three different universities in Terengganu,
Malaysia namely Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (campus
Gong Badak) and Universiti Technology Mara, Kuala Terengganu. Quantitative methods are
suitable to help researchers in determining the number of students who do not get enough sleep.
The data collection method used in this survey was a Google Form and form link was distributed
through private social networks such as WhatsApp and Telegram. The collected data will be
analyzed using software SPSS to find out the mean average amount. The findings of the average
mean revealed that social factors have the biggest impact on how well students sleep, with an
average mean of 2.68 Furthermore, not getting enough sleep has several negative consequences
on students' psychological health, with an average mean of 1.97. Inadequate sleep clearly
affects students' emotions, which has a severe impact on their academic performance. Future
studies should examine the effectiveness of improving sleep as well as students' academic
performance by introducing a sleep intervention program in universities in Malaysia.