1. Sleep and Well Being
Mia Richter

2. About Me
Mia Richter
PhD Student in the Education Leadership and Policy Studies (EPLS) in the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program
Comprehensive Exam
Masters in Public Health
Personal love for health and well-being

3. My Goal Investigate the relationship between sleep and well-being
Hunch: Students whom report sleep deprivation will also report lower levels of well-being

4. Data Wabash National Study of Liberal Arts Education (WNSLAE)
Supported by grant from Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College to Center for Research on Undergraduate Education at the University of Iowa
Concerned with understanding the conditions and experiences that constitute an influential liberal arts education
Estimate extent specific academic and nonacademic experiences during postsecondary education contributed to change or growth

5. Institutional Sample
Incoming first-year students at 19 four and two year institutions
Eleven states
4 general regions of United States
Institutions selected from over 60 institutions whom responded to national invitation to participate in WNSLAE
Three research universities
Three regional universities
Two, two-year community colleges
Eleven liberal arts colleges

6. Student Sample First year, full-time undergraduates
Sample selected randomly for larger institutions
Sample was entire incoming first-year class for all liberal arts colleges
Informed of monetary stipend
Assured confidence

7. Data Collection Initial collection: early Fall 2006 (Freshman year)
4,501 students from 19 institutions
minutes
$50 stipend
Questions on demographics, familiy background, high school experiences, politial orientation, educational degree plans, intellectual and personal development
Follow up data collection: Spring 2007 (Freshman year)
Two hours
Posttest
Follow up data collection: Spring 2010 (Senior year)

8. Methodological Strength
Longitudinal Design
Allows for wide range of statistical controls
Student background/precollege traits
Overhead projector

9. Goal of WABASH
Concerned with understanding the conditions and experiences that constitute an influential liberal arts education
Outcome Measures Seven Dimensions:
Well-being
Effective reasoning and problem solving
Inclination to inquire life-long learning
Intercultural effective3ness
Leadership
Moral character
Integration of leaning

10. Well-Being Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being (SPWB) SPWB 54 item
Theoretically-grounded instrument
Measures six dimesions of well-being
Self-Acceptance
Personal Growth
Purpose in Life
Positive Relations with Others
Environmental Mastery
Autonomy

11. Additional measure of physical well-being
Frequency of Sleep depreivation
Single item
How often students felt sleep deprived
Five responses
Ranging from “Almost always” to “Never”

12. My Goal Investigate the relationship between sleep and well-being
Hunch: Students whom report sleep deprivation will also report lower levels of well-being

13. Thank you!
Questions?