Health-related variables and academic performance among first-year college students: Implications for sleep and other behaviors

Journal of the American College Health Association

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 125-131

  Trockel, Mickey T ^a   Barnes, Michael D ^b   Egget, Dennis L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Statistical Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; College students; Grade point average; Health related behaviors; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP; STUDENT; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SLEEP; STUDENTS; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 0034321859     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480009596294     Document Type: Article

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