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Current Alcohol Use is Associated with Sleep Patterns in First-Year College Students
Eliza Van Reen1,2, Brandy M Roane1,2,3, David H Barker1,2
1Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Providence, RI.
Sleep
|April 13, 2016
Summary
College students who drank more alcohol during their first semester had later sleep schedules. Past high school drinking did not affect sleep patterns in college students who engaged in heavy episodic drinking.
Area of Science:
- Behavioral Science
- Sleep Medicine
- Addiction Research
Background:
- Transitioning to college often involves significant changes in lifestyle, including sleep patterns and alcohol consumption.
- Understanding the interplay between alcohol use and sleep is crucial for student well-being and identifying potential risks for alcohol use disorder.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between self-reported sleep patterns and alcohol use among first-semester college students.
- To determine if prior alcohol use in high school influences sleep and alcohol consumption during the first college semester.
Main Methods:
- Surveyed 878 first-year college students on high school alcohol use (past 6 months).
- Collected daily sleep and alcohol use data for the first 9 weeks of college.
- Compared sleep patterns based on college drinking status (non-drinkers, drinkers, heavy episodic drinking) and high school drinking history.
Main Results:
- Increased alcohol consumption during the first college semester correlated with later bedtimes and wake times.
- No significant association was found between high school alcohol use and sleep patterns in college students with heavy episodic drinking.
Conclusions:
- Later sleep timing in students with higher alcohol consumption suggests a connection between sleep and alcohol use.
- The early emergence of this link during the first college semester may indicate a risk for developing alcohol use disorder.
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