Anxiety (3%) due to a restless mind was also a common concern. The most prevalent sleep disturbances for waking up at night were requiring to use the bathroom (36%), bad dreams (35%), feeling hot (31%), restless legs (22%), headaches (16%), pain (14%), cold (11%), night sweats (10%), coughing (6%), and snoring (2%) respectively. Gamers had self-reported having trouble falling asleep within 30 minutes (M=1.96), were not getting enough night time sleep (M=1.73), displayed daytime sleepiness (M=1.78) and felt dissatisfied with their current sleep pattern (M=1.70). Survey items had acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) at 0.858. Findings were analyzed using Pearson correlation and independent sample t-test. 50 males and 50 females were selected by convenient sampling method. The variables were measured using an online survey derived from the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Sleep Reduction Screening Questionnaire (SRSQ), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Game Engagement Questionnaire (GEQ). The researcher hoped to find a correlation between adult gamers’ amount of video game usage and their reported quantity as well as quality of sleep. The present study aimed to probe the impact of prolonged video gaming on sleep pattern among an ethnically diverse sample of n=100 active, adult videogamers. Reduced levels of attention, retention, learning and memory are adverse outcomes of sleep disorders.
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