A Comparative Study of Sleep Quality and Psychological Well-Being Among Competitive Exam Aspirants and Non-Aspirants

Abstract

This research paper aims to understand the difference between sleep quality and psychological well-being among college students who are competitive exam aspirants and non-aspirants. It is seen in various studies that sleep pattern is disturbed during the examination period which leads to a disturbed state of mind. To understand this phenomenon in a specific niche of competitive exams, this study was conducted. The tools used were the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the Psychological Wellbeing scale (an 18-item Adaptation of Ryff’s scale 42-item scale) to obtain data through convenient sampling. The data was collected from students aged 18 to 25.  This study had a quantitative correlational study design. The correlation was found using Pearson’s Product Moment method and the categorical differences were found using an independent t-test. It was found that there is no statistically significant relationship between Sleep Quality and Psychological Well-being among competitive exam aspirants. Additionally, there was no difference between aspirants and Non-aspirants concerning both variable.