Waleed M. Sweileh1 / Iyad Ali1 / Ansam F. Sawalha1 / Adham S. Abu-Tah1 / Sa’ed H. Zyoud1 / Samah W. Al-Jabi1

A convenience sample of 400 students were recruited to investigate gender differences in sleep habits and sleep-related problems using a self-administered questionnaire. Univaraiate analysis showed that females went to bed earlier (p<0.01) and rose earlier (p<0.01), had longer sleep duration (p<0.01), more nightmares (p<0.01), lesser snoring (p<0.01), lesser nocturnal awakening caused by eating (p<0.01), and had poorer sleep quality than males on the night of examination (p<0.01). Gender differences in sleep habits and sleep problems were found and were different than those reported from other cultures.

Title

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

Publisher

Freund Publishing House Ltd

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Indexing

Scopus

Impact Factor

None

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

11

Year

2012

Pages

289–293