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| Relationship between napping and behavioral problems among vocational high school students |
| HAN Jing, HUANG Rendong, YUE Lei, CUI Naixue, CAO Fenglin |
| School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, Shandong Province, China |
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Abstract Objective To explore the characteristics of daytime napping and its relationship with behavioral problems in vocational high school students. Methods The napping questionnaire, youth self report (YSR), general information questionnaire, and other tools for covariates were used to measure 2 505 vocational high school students. After controlling for general data characteristics and other covariates, multiple linear regression was used to analyze the relationship between frequency and duration of daytime napping and behavior problems. Results Among the 2 505 participants, 72.58% reported taking daytime napping at least three times per week, and 55.79% reported more than 30 min mapping once. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that frequency of daytime napping was negatively associated with behavior problems. Compared with the students who did not take a nap or napped less than 1 time/week (less than 4 times per month), the students who had a nap frequency of 1 to 2 times/week or 3 to 4 times/week had lower scores on internalization and externalization behavior problems, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). There was no statistically significant association between nap duration and internalization and externalization behavior problems(P>0.05). Conclusion When napping is allowed, moderate frequency of napping is associated with lower level of internalization and externalization behavioral problems in vocational high school students, while nap duration is not significantly associated with behavioral problems.
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