Sleep and Predicted Cognitive Performance of New Cadets during Cadet Basic Training at the United States Military Academy

Abstract

The amount of sleep being received per day among New Cadets at West Point during Cadet Basic Training (CBT) was investigated. Sleep was measured using actigraphy on a stratified sample of 80 New Cadets. The results indicated that New Cadets slept an average of approximately 340 minutes or 5 hours, 40 minutes per night. The results were compared to self-reported survey data to determine whether sleep prior to arrival at West Point matched measured sleep at CBT. The findings indicate that the study population is sleep-deprived during CBT. The study population was sleeping on average 2 hours, 6 minutes less per night during CBT than prior to their arrival at West Point. The findings also indicate that the amount of sleep was not related to gender, race, cadet company assignment, age, recruited athlete status, or circadian chronotype (i.e., Morning/Evening preference).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA439549

Entities

People

  • Daniel B. Miller

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amnesia
  • Applied Psychology
  • Basic Training
  • Brain
  • Education
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Health Services
  • Human Behavior
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Medical Personnel
  • Psychology
  • Psychophysiology
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Students
  • Training
  • United States
  • United States Military Academy

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  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.