Document Type : Original Article
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1 MA of psychology. Department of Psychology. Faculty of Social Sciences; Razi University; Kermanshah; Iran
2 MA of psychology. Department of Psychology. Faculty Of Faculty of Social Sciences; Lorestan University; Khorramabad; Lorestan; Iran
Abstract
This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of sleep deprivation on memory function in the morning sleep type of girls students in the dormitory of Kermanshah City. The current research is a semi-experimental type with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The current research population includes all female students of the dormitory in the academic year of 2019. The initial research sample consisted of 200 female dormitory students who were selected through available sampling. The research tools include the Wechsler Memory Scale (WMS;Wechsler; 1939) and the Morning-Evening Questionnaire (MEQ; Horn; & Östberg, 1976). The covariance analysis of the data showed that there is a significant difference in the memory performance variable between the experimental and control groups (P<0.01). Considering that the average of the experimental group compared to the control group had an effect on the dependent variable; sleep deprivation has an effect on memory functions in the morning sleep type. The results showed that sleep deprivation causes impairment in memory functions and weak memory function; so it can be concluded that sleep deprivation has led to a decrease in memory function.
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