Prevalence of insomnia and its psychosocial correlates among college students in Hong Kong

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 174-182

  Sing, C Y ^a   Wong, W S ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; college students; insomnia; psychosocial correlates

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649877170     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: 19403208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2010.497829     Document Type: Article

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