Lack of Sleep Crippling Students Even in College

As Finals approach many college students are resorting to drastic measures in order to succeed.  Sleep deprivation among the most common. 

"if you use all-nighters, your GPA is slightly lower on average," said psychology professor Pamela Thacher  in regards to a new study conducted by St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. concerning sleep and college students. 

"Pulling all-nighters compromises your (overall) sleep" as well as making it harder to meet high academic standards explained Thacher.

"The study also examined whether most students who pulled all-nighters did so due to procrastination. According to Thacher, that wasn't the case for most students. "The data indicate that procrastination is not associated with all-nighters, although both practices significantly correlated with lower GPAs," she says."

Thacher says in response to her study that not only is college student's sleep inadequate in quality and quantity, both resulting in poor academic performance.  She also explained that abuse of caffeinated beverages, all night study sessions, and procrastination all lead to poor student sleeping habits.   


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