Sleep Quality and Related Factors in Turkish High School Adolescents

The purpose of the study was to determine the sleep quality and related risk factors in high school adolescents. This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 400 adolescents. Data collection was with the ‘Data Collection Form’ and the ‘Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index’ (PSQI). More than half of the adolescents had poor sleep quality (53.0%). PSQI scores were found to be associated with age, sex, poor school success, chronic disease, exposure to domestic verbal violence, inability to participate in sports, and feeling tired. Adolescents should be supported by educational and informative programs about sleep hygiene. •Poor sleep quality subjectively indicates insufficient sleep and is common in adolescents.•More than half of the adolescents had poor sleep quality (53.0%) in this study.•PSQI scores were found to be associated with age, sex, school success, chronic disease, exposure to domestic verbal violence.