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Experimental study of self-help techniques for university students' difficulties in sleeping because their minds are too active at bedtime / Nancy Digdon, Nicholas Hemmings.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Digdon, Nancy, author.
- Hemmings, Nicholas, author.
- Series:
- SAGE Research Methods. Cases.
- SAGE Research Methods. Cases
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sleep--Research.
- Sleep.
- College students--Health and hygiene.
- College students.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2018.
- Summary:
- This research case features experimental research that tests different self-help techniques for university students' difficulties in sleeping when their minds are too active at bedtime. The case gives a behind-the-scenes look at some of the decisions involved in planning and carrying out the research. It highlights issues related to recruiting a sample, choosing techniques and measures, controlling for confounds, and running research online versus face-to-face. It discusses pros and cons of different research options. It discloses some practical problems that can arise in conducting a study and offers possible solutions to these problems.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on XML content.
- ISBN:
- 1-5264-2921-7
- 9781526429216
- OCLC:
- 1023831109
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