Does Amount of

Sleep Affect
Mental Health?

Lizzie DeVault, Brett Jordan, Traci

Nahsonhoya, Samantha Tester
Questions
▫ Demographic
- Gender
- Year of study
- Credit hours
▫ Rate of sleep (1-10)
▫ Hours of sleep per night
▫ Symptoms experienced
▫ Overall mood during the week
 Demographic Data

68 females (75.6%) 52 freshmen (57.8%) 5-19 credit hours

22 males (24.4%) 20 sophomores (22.2%)
13 juniors (14.4%)
5 seniors (5.6%)
Overall Weekly Mood
▫ 45 (50%) reported being happy
▫ 15 (16.7%) were groggy
▫ 13 (14.4%) were annoyed
▫ 12 (13.3%) were frustrated
▫ 5 (5.6%) were sad
Symptoms Experienced in Relation to Quality of
Sleep
▫ 14 people experience lack
of energy with 5 hours of
sleep
▫ 8+ hours of sleep
associated with fewer
symptoms
Symptoms Experienced in Relation to Hours
Slept
▫ 19 people experience
excessive worry and rate
their sleep 6/10
▫ Rating of 8-10/10
associated with fewer
symptoms
Conclusions
▫ People with less and low quality sleep report more
symptoms associated with anxiety and depression
▫ 78% of ASU students surveyed get less than 8 hours of
sleep
▫ Data supports that amount of sleep does affect mental
health