PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, SLEEP QUALITY AND DAYTIME SLEEPINESS AMONG IPOH YOUNG ADULTS

Raja Ahmad Mustaqim Raja Ismail; Sharifah Maimunah Syed Mud Puad; Raja Nurul Jannat Raja Hussain; Nurul Ain Abu Kasim; Mardian Mazaulan; Muhamad Noor Mohamed

doi:10.24191/mjssr.v19i2.24004

Raja Ahmad Mustaqim Raja Ismail Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA Negeri Sembilan, Seremban Campus, Malaysia.
Sharifah Maimunah Syed Mud Puad Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA Negeri Sembilan, Seremban Campus, Malaysia.
Raja Nurul Jannat Raja Hussain Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA Negeri Sembilan, Seremban Campus, Malaysia.
Nurul Ain Abu Kasim Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA Negeri Sembilan, Seremban Campus, Malaysia.
Mardian Mazaulan Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA Negeri Sembilan, Seremban Campus, Malaysia.
Muhamad Noor Mohamed Faculty of Sports Science and Recreation, Universiti Teknologi MARA Negeri Sembilan, Seremban Campus, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24191/mjssr.v19i2.24004

Abstract

Poor sleep quality due to physical inactivity and excessive use of gadgets is one of the issues faced by young adults. Unfortunately, there is limited data regarding sleep quality characteristics among young adults’ population in Malaysia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationship between physical activity, sleep quality, and daytime sleepiness among young adults in Ipoh. Total of three hundred thirty-five (N=335) young adults in Ipoh (male= 191, female= 144) age between 18-25 years old were participated in this study. Participants completed the International Physical Activity Questionnaires-Short Form (IPAQ-SF), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Results indicated that there was no significant correlation between physical activity and sleep quality (p>0.05) or between physical activity and daytime sleepiness (p>0.05). However, a significant correlation was found between sleep quality and daytime sleepiness (p<0.05, r= -0.278). The findings demonstrated that most of the variables in this study are not interdependent to each other except between sleep quality and daytime sleepiness. Objective measurement should be considered in future studies to provide additional insight into variables information.