Chapter 1

THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING

INTRODUCTION

Sleep is a critical determinant of health and well-being that is necessary to fight off

infection, support metabolism, and can perform well in school. (U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services, 2013). Deprivation on the other hand is the result of the frustration

of a drive that could not be satisfied because of a prohibition (Deprivation facts,

information, pictures/Encyclopedia.com articles about Deprivation , 2017). Sleep

deprivation is a serious and common condition that has been linked to concerns such as

school attendance, problems, inattention, mood disorders and decreased academic

achievement (Carskadon, 2002; Lufi, Tzichinsky & Hador, 2011; Maas & Robbins, 2010;

Malone, 2011; Owens, 2010; Wolfson & Carskadon, 2003) Moreover, sleep loss resulted

in daytime sleepiness that was also correlated with poor academic performance.

For teenagers, the evidence is growing that chronic sleep deprivation affects

school attendance, performance, and their overall mental and physical health

(Carskadon, 2002; Gibson et. , al. , 2006; Maas & Robbins, 2010; Moreno, 2010; NSF,

2012; Owens,2010). Dahl (1999) found that sleep deprivation in teenagers was linked to

increase distractibility, inattentiveness, and impulsivity. In other words sleep deprived

students performed poorly on learning capacity skills such as, attention, memory and

problem-solving tasks, and that the lack of sleep therefore affected their academic

performance. In addition to insufficient sleep on teenagers, Maas & Robbins (2010)

described todays teenagers as walking zombies and stated that due to inadequate
sleep, alertness, concentration, memory, productivity, perception, senses, and ability to

think critically and creatively and to multitask are all significantly impaired.

Lack of adequate sleep can affect judgment mood, ability to learn and retain

information, and may increase the risk of serious accidents and injury. In other way

chronic sleep deprivation may lead to a host of health problems including obesity,

diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and even early mortality (Consequences of Insufficient

Sleep/ Health Sleep , 2017). According to Pilcher and Walters (1997) students who were

lack of sleep for 24 hours scored significantly lower than students who slept under normal

sleeping condition for approximately 8 hours. One of the results may influence academic

performance is through their effect on daytime, dormant or sleepiness. Determinants of

sleepiness include the quality and quantity of sleep and the misalignment of circadian

rhythms (Roehrs et al. , 2005). All living organisms have circadian rhythms, which is

eternally generated cycles that occur at the cellular level and direct sleep-wake cycles

(Graham, 2000).

Awareness on the Effects of Sleep Deprivation among the Grade 11 Senior High

School Students in Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges is a study that aims to unveil

how sleep deprivation contributes to the low academic performance and health issues.

The respondents of this study are the students of Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

This study aims to determine the level of awareness of Grade 11 Senior High

School Students of Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges on the effects of sleep

deprivation in health on their academic performance.

 Specifically it will seek to answer the following questions:

1.) What is the level of awareness on the effects of sleep deprivation of Grade 11

Senior High School students in terms of:

a.) Health

b.) Academic Performance

2.) Who are mostly affected by sleep deprivation, specifically in terms of sex

orientation?

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

The conceptual framework as presented in the conceptual paradigm shows the

different variables in the study. The independent variable is the awareness on the effects

of sleep deprivation among senior high students. While the dependent variables are the

level of awareness on the effects of sleep deprivation; health and academic performance

and sex orientation who are mostly affected among the senior high students of Ramon

Magsaysay Memorial Colleges.

Level of awareness on the effects
Conceptual Paradigm. of sleep deprivation,
a.) Health
b.) Academic Performance

Sleep deprivation

Sex orientation who are mostly

affected
Hypothesis

There is no significant relationship between the awareness on the effects of sleep

deprivation among the Grade 11 Senior High School Students of Ramon Magsaysay

Memorial Colleges.

SCOPE AND DELIMITATIONS

The researcher delimited their study on determining if the Grade 11 Senior High

School Students in Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges aware on the effects of sleep

deprivation and its significant relationship to their academic performance and health

awareness.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The result of this study will be useful to a number of people specifically to the

following:

Student- The data of this study may help them to have additional literature about

the awareness on the effects of sleep deprivation to their academic performance.

Teacher- It may serve another information to the faculty members which can be

used in their held subjects as an example or illustration.

School Administrator- To the school administrator this may serve formal

information about the awareness on the effects of sleep deprivation among the students.

Future Researchers- It will serve as a basis and reference to the future

researchers for further studies.

 Researcher- It will help to develop their skills in conducting research which they

can use in the future. It will also help to develop their fundamental characteristics for future

interaction with other people.

Definition of Terms

The terms used in this study are operationally defined in order to establish a better

understanding of this study.

Sleep Deprivation- Refers to the factors that affects the health of the Grade 11

Senior High School Students.

Awareness- It is the knowledge or perception of a situation or fact concern about

and well-informed interest in particular situation or development. In this study it means

the information or knowledge about the health awareness of the respondents.