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The impact of self-reported sleep quantity on perceived decision-making in sports officials during a competitive season

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posted on 2021-05-20, 04:38 authored by Grace VincentGrace Vincent, Zozan Onay, Aaron ScanlanAaron Scanlan, Nathan ElsworthyNathan Elsworthy, Nathan W Pitchford, Antonio LastellaAntonio Lastella
Objectives: While sleep research in athletes is extensive, no research has investigated sleep in sports officials during a competitive season. This study explored the (a) self-reported quantity and quality of sleep obtained by sports officials according to the time of competition (day or evening) and (b) impact of reduced sleep on perceived decision-making ability. Design: Sports officials (n = 371) from various sporting codes completed an online questionnaire that evaluated self-reported sleep quantity and quality on habitual nights, before competition, and after competition, as well as perceived decision-making constructs. Results: With sleep restriction defined as less than 7 h of sleep, mixed-effects logistic regression revealed that the estimated probability of reporting reduced sleep quantity increased (p< .05) on habitual nights (0.58), before competition (0.48), and after competition (0.56). The estimated probability of reporting poor sleep quality was 0.01-0.04 across all nights. When considering time of competition (day or evening), reduced sleep quantity was experienced after evening competition (odds ratio [OR] = 3.33, p < .05), while poorer sleep quality (p< .05) was experienced following day (OR = 2.1) and evening (OR = 12.46) competition compared to habitual nights. Furthermore, the impact of reduced sleep on perceived decision-making constructs was negative, with the estimated probability of reporting impaired perceived decision-making between 0.13 and 0.21. Conclusion: Overall, sports officials are vulnerable to reduced quantity and quality of sleep before and after competition, with impaired perceived decision-making ability following nights of less than average sleep.

History

Volume

92

Issue

1

Start Page

156

End Page

169

Number of Pages

14

eISSN

2168-3824

ISSN

0270-1367

Location

United States

Publisher

Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Language

eng

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • No

Acceptance Date

2020-01-19

External Author Affiliations

University of Tasmania

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Medium

Print-Electronic

Journal

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport