Rayen Osorio- annotations

First annotation:    

    This article talked about the negative consequences getting inadequate amounts of sleep could have on a college student particularly on their grades and GPA. The human body requires a long period of sleep every night in order to grow muscle, repair tissue, and synthesize hormones. All these physiological processes maintain mood, memory, and cognitive function (National Sleep Foundation, 2006). Which is why when sleep deprivation occurs during college years it presents a major obstacle in an individual’s success during this critical time. A study done by the U.S Wabash National Study used two waves of longitudinal data to examine the relationship between sleep deprivation and grade point average. The study found that those who reported having chronic sleep deprivation only during their senior year were 40% less likely to graduate, and those who reported having chronic sleep deprivation during their freshman and senior years were 25% less likely to graduate. These statistics were very surprising for me to hear because even being sleep deprived during your freshman year could have a significant impact on whether you graduate or not. This article is written by Jen-Hao Chen. Jen-Hao Chen is a corresponding author at Health Sciences Center and department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice, at Rutgers University in New Jersey. This article is peer reviewed and has multiple citations and examples that show how sleep deprivation affects graduation rates and GPA of college students. Which is why I found this article to be reliable and it was also helpful because it had clear statistics showing why being sleep deprived could overall be very harmful.

Second annotation:

    This article was about the main causes for sleep deprivation amongst college students and why it is important to have a routine as a student. Neurologist David Peterson confirms that college students experience uniquely high level of sleeping problems. He says that one of the main causes is light because the change from light to dark is what controls a person’s internal clock, which tells them when to go to sleep and when to wake up. Because we live in a world filled with technology artificial light alters the internal clock causing our brains to not be able to tell that the light is not the sun. This common problem is called delayed sleep phase syndrome, which in other words is what we would call being a night owl. Peterson also describes things like multitasking and taking in multiple forms of stimulation at once which is common in a student’s life as an enemy of sleep. According to his research when you give the brain signs of alertness right before you go to bed it becomes harder to fall asleep. BYU psychology professor Blake Jones backs these claims up by emphasizing the importance of having a consistent routine before going to bed. This includes things like avoiding eating, exercising, and looking at screens right before bed.