Examining Sleep Patterns and their Health Implications for College Students: Health Behaviour Perspectives

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to measure the impact of sleep duration, sleep quality and academic stress on health behaviour and physical health of the college students in China. Methods: The study used cross-sectional data collected from 280 college students in China using a Likert scale questionnaire. JASP 0.19.0.0 was used to analyze the findings of this research. Results: The study concluded that sleep quality, sleep duration and academic stress have a positive impact on health behaviour and physical health of college students in China. Furthermore, the study discovered that health behaviour positively mediates between sleep duration, sleep quality, academic stress and physical health. Conclusion: The study provides significant and novel contributions to literature while explaining the structural relationship between variables. The practitioners can be benefitted from this research while working on the recommended factors to improve the physical health of the college students in China.