Quality of Sleep and Performance in the Navy: A Longitudinal Study of Good and Poor Sleepers

Abstract

The relationship between perceived sleep quality and career effectiveness was studied in Navy corpsmen. Two samples of Naval School of Health Sciences students were asked, 'Overall, what kind of sleeper are you?' Based on responses, 506 'good' sleepers and 109 'poor' sleepers were selected for longitudinal study and followed for 6 years. Fore replication, Sample 2, consisting of 1,024 good and 188 poor sleepers, was identified in 1978-1979 and followed for 2 years. At enlistment, there were no differences between good and poor sleepers on measures used as predictors of career effectiveness, i.e., age, education, AFQT, and SCREEN score.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 21, 1982
Accession Number
ADA118420

Entities

People

  • Cheryl L. Spinweber
  • Laverne C. Johnson

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Attrition
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Education
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Hospitalizations
  • Insomnia
  • Medical Personnel
  • Naval Personnel
  • Reaction Time
  • Reenlistment
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Sleep Disorders
  • Students

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.