Investigating the interactional effects of socio-demographic factors and sleep quality on academic achievement among Malaysian undergraduate students
Mengkaji Kesan Interaksi Faktor Sosio-Demografik dan Kualiti Tidur ke Atas Pencapaian Akademik dalam Kalangan Pelajar Pra-Siswazah Malaysia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51200/jpks.v6i1.5709Keywords:
sleep quality, socio-demographic factors, Malaysian undergraduate students, academic performance, kualiti tidur, faktor sosio-demografik, pelajar prasiswazah Malaysia, prestasi akademikAbstract
Sleep is one of the vital aspects of our life. Its importance however, often receives a lack of attention especially amongst university students who would commonly replace some hours of night sleep with alternative activities. Whilst most studies have reported that sleep disturbances could bring harm to a person’s life, there is still a lack of studies that examine the interaction effects of socio-demographic factors and sleep quality on academic achievement. Hence, this study aimed to identify: (1) the relationship between sleep quality and academic performance based on the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of university students, (2) differences in the academic performance of these students based on their study programmes, year of study, gender, ethnicities and quality of sleep, and (3) the interaction effects of these demographic variables and quality of sleep on the students’ academic performance. A sample of 107 undergraduate students from a public university in Sabah, Malaysia, voluntarily participated in this study by completing a set of questionnaires. The results revealed a positive correlation between sleep quality and academic performance. Those who were ‘goodsleepers’ showed the tendency of low academic achievement when they reached senior year, whilst ‘poor-sleepers’ were more likely to have higher academic achievement at the later year of studying. The findings imply that having a ‘high quality of longer waking hours’ in fulfilling academic commitments is probably a worthwhile effort in maintaining good grades during the final year of studying. The findings support the social learning theory that a person could alter his behaviour in order to fit with the demands of the environment.
Tidur adalah salah satu aspek yang penting dalam kehidupan. Bagaimanapun, ia kerap kurang diberikan perhatian, terutamanya dalam kalangan pelajar universiti yang biasanya akan menggantikan beberapa jam tidur pada waktu malam dengan aktiviti alternatif. Banyak kajian melaporkan bahawa gangguan tidur boleh mendatangkan kemudaratan kepada hidup seseorang, namun kajian yang menilai kesan interaksi faktor sosio-demografik dan kualiti tidur ke atas pencapaian akademik masih lagi sangat terhad. Justeru, kajian ini adalah
bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti: (1) hubungan antara kualiti tidur dan prestasi akademik berdasarkan Purata Nilaian Gred Kumulatif (PNGK) dalam kalangan pelajar universiti, (2) perbezaan dalam prestasi akademik pelajar-pelajar ini berdasarkan program pembelajaran, tahun pengajian, gender, etnik dan kualiti tidur, dan (3) kesan interaksi pemboleh ubah demografik ini dan kualiti tidur ke atas prestasi akademik pelajar. Seramai 107 orang pelajar prasiswazah dari satu universiti awam di Sabah, Malaysia, secara sukarela telah menyertai kajian ini dengan melengkapkan satu set soal selidik. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan terdapat korelasi positif antara kualiti tidur dan prestasi akademik. Mereka yang ‘cukup tidur’ menunjukkan kecenderungan pencapaian akademik yang rendah apabila tiba di peringkat ‘senior’, manakala mereka yang ‘kurang tidur’ cenderung mendapat pencapaian akademik yang tinggi pada peringkat tahun pengajian yang seterusnya. Penemuan ini menunjukkan yang memiliki ‘waktu jaga lebih panjang yang berkualiti’ dalam melaksanakan komitmen akademik adalah mungkin satu usaha yang berguna dalam mengekalkan gred yang baik pada tahun akhir pengajian. Keputusan ini menyokong teori pembelajaran sosial yang mana seseorang itu boleh mengubah tingkah laku untuk menyesuaikan dengan tuntutan persekitaran.
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