EFFICACY OF BEHAVIOUR INTERVENTION FOR SLEEP RELATED ISSUES IN YOUNG ADULTS

Abstract

The current investigation aim to study the efficacy of behavioral intervention for sleep related issues in young adults who belongs to the age range of 18- 25 . Total 20 participants were taken in this study . For this purpose Pitsburgh sleep quality index , perceived stress scale and well being scale by world health organization is used. 20 female participants were taken in this study. Each female participant is divided into 2 group i.e intervention group & control group. Each group has 10 female participants. After that the intervention group participants were given total 10 sessions , these session contains psychoeducation , sleep hygiene , stimulus control therapy , sleep restriction , and some relaxation techniques are also included in the sessions such as JPMR , sleep relaxation , visualization , mindfulness and whole body relaxation. After completing the sessions of intervention group , then the both control and intervention group were reassessed. The results came out to be significant in which p<.01 in sleep , perceived stress and well being , which means that there is a significant effect of behavior intervention on the sleep quality of an individuals , on the perceived stress and well being of an individuals. So all the three hypotheses has been proved which states that there will be significant effect of behaviour intervention on the sleep quality of the individuals ,there will be significant effect of behavior intervention on the perceived stress of the individuals and there will be significant effect of behavior intervention on the well-being of the individuals.