Key result
Sociodemographic factors including female gender, Black race, and COVID-19 exposure were associated with greater sleep disturbances, which affected approximately 35% of NCAA collegiate athletes.
Why the study?
Collegiate athletes may be vulnerable to sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cross-Sectional (n=5,915)
Sleep disturbances were prevalent among college athletes during the early COVID-19 pandemic, disproportionately affecting certain demographic groups and highlighting the need for targeted interventions.
Sleep disturbances affect ~35% of athletes; hypothesis-generating for demographic disparities and requires prospective confirmation before guiding interventions.
Collegiate athletes may be vulnerable to sleep disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic. We examined demographic-, sports-, and COVID-19-related differences in sleep disturbances among collegiate athletes during the first two to three months of COVID-19 and determined the strongest relationships to sleep in regression models. Data were collected from NCAA collegiate athletes (N = 5915) online between 10 April and 15 May 2020. Mean differences in PROMIS Sleep Disturbances were assessed using t-tests and ANOVAs, and hierarchical regression models were used to examine predictors. Approximately 35% of athletes reported at least mild sleep disturbances. Several demographic and psychosocial factors were associated with greater mean sleep disturbances. In multivariate models, female gender identity, Black race, exposure to COVID-19, and higher perceived stress were associated with greater sleep disturbances. Sleep disturbances during COVID-19 were unequally distributed among college athletes, highlighting the need for targeted sleep interventions.
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Petrie et al. (2022) conducted a cross-sectional in Sleep disturbances (n=5,915). Sociodemographic and psychosocial factors (female gender, Black race, COVID-19 exposure, perceived stress) was evaluated on PROMIS Sleep Disturbances. Sociodemographic factors including female gender, Black race, and COVID-19 exposure were associated with greater sleep disturbances, which affected approximately 35% of NCAA collegiate athletes.
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