Affiliations 

  • 1 School of Economics, Finance and Banking, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia
  • 2 Sector for Biostatistics and Data Repository, National Institutes of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • 3 Centre for Occupational Health Research, Institute for Public Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • 4 Special Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Jalan Pahang, Malaysia
J Child Adolesc Psychiatr Nurs, 2024 May;37(2):e12468.
PMID: 38654575 DOI: 10.1111/jcap.12468

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Adolescent sleep problems are a worldwide public health issue. The present study examines factors associated with worry-related sleep problems among school-going adolescents. The country of interest is Timor-Leste, a low-income country, where studies pertaining to adolescent sleep problems are lacking.

DESIGN AND MEASURES: Data were analysed from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey Timor-Leste (n = 3455). An ordered probit model was used to assess the effects of demographic, lifestyle, social, and psychological factors on different levels of worry-related sleep problems (i.e., no, mild and severe sleep problems).

RESULTS: School-going adolescents were more likely to face mild or severe worry-related sleep problems if they were older, passive smokers, alcohol drinkers and moderately active. School-going adolescents who sometimes or always went hungry were more likely to experience worry-related sleep problems than those who did not. Involvement in physical fights, being bullied, and loneliness were positively associated with the probability of having modest or severe worry-related sleep problems.

CONCLUSION: Age, exposure to second-hand smoke, alcohol consumption, physical activity, going hungry, physical fights, being bullied and loneliness are the important determining factors of adolescent worry-related sleep problems. Policymakers should pay special attention to these factors when formulating intervention measures.

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