Influence of Daytime Sleepiness on Individualistic Growth and Scholastic Functioning in University Scholars

Currently in our society, individual growth and functioning related to academic activities and tasks among university students are found to be inhibited as well as prominently disturbed. The researchers, therefore, intended to conduct the present study in order to explore every individual’s personal growth and academic performance associated with daytime sleepiness in university scholars. Sample consisted of 400 university scholars from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, out of which 228 were male students and 172 were female university students. Research measures used for the present study included Epworth Sleepiness Scale (Johns, 1991), Index of Personal Growth (Khalid, 2004) and Index of Academic Activities (Deeba, 1993). Results revealed that daytime sleepiness had negatively influenced individualistic growth and scholastic functioning. Furthermore, the analyses also revealed a negative correlation between daytime sleepiness and individualistic growth as well as between sleepiness during the day and academic functioning in university scholars. A positive correlation was also found between individual growth and scholastic functioning among university scholars. The study's conclusions also suggested that daytime sleepiness is not just a problem for shift workers or professionals experiencing jet lag but, it is also very concerning when related to the university students. If there is a tendency to nod off during the day, it places negative impact on their academic performance and various other aspects related to their personal development, i.e., self-esteem, ability to express their emotions, and interpersonal relationships.