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A Study on Sleep Quality across Different Age and Gender Groups during the Spring Festival

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DOI: 10.23977/socmhm.2025.060104 | Downloads: 9 | Views: 511

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Meirong Quan 1

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1 Department of Psychology, Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Mental Development and Learning Science, Xinjiang Normal University, Urumqi, 830017, China

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Meirong Quan

ABSTRACT

Sleep quality is a globally recognized issue, yet the sleep quality of different age and gender groups during the Chinese traditional Spring Festival remains unclear. This study utilized the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to investigate the sleep quality of various age and gender groups during the Spring Festival. The results indicated that the overall PSQI scores, and the scores of different age and gender groups were above 7, with proportion of participants with poor sleep qualitys exceeding 50% for both males and females, as well as for the 18-30 and >30 age groups. Gender did not affect the total PSQI score or other factor scores, while age only influenced sleep disturbance and Sleep Medication Use scores, with the >30 age group scoring the highest in these areas. Sleep disturbance scores, Sleep Medication Use scores, and total PSQI scores were positively correlated with age, and Daytime Sleepiness scores were also positively correlated with gender. The conclusion is that sleep quality is generally poor during the Spring Festival; women face a higher risk of Daytime Sleepiness compared to men, but both genders share similar sleep quality; and as age increases, sleep quality worsens, particularly in terms of nighttime sleep disturbances and Sleep Medication Use.

KEYWORDS

Sleep Quality, Age, Gender, Spring Festival

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Meirong Quan, A Study on Sleep Quality across Different Age and Gender Groups during the Spring Festival. Social Medicine and Health Management (2025) Vol. 6: 30-36. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/socmhm.2025.060104.

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