Sleep quality and academic performance in university students: A wake-up call for college psychologists

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-306

  Gilbert, Steven P ^a   Weaver, Cameron C ^b  

^a MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY MANKATO   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic performance; College students; Pittsburgh sleep quality index; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957220669     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87568225.2010.509245     Document Type: Article

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