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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 2023-05-20, 12:14 authored by Vincent, GE, Onay, Z, Scanlan, AT, Elsworthy, N, Nathan PitchfordNathan Pitchford, Lastella, M

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.

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Publication title

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volume

92

Pagination

156-169

ISSN

0270-1367

Department/School

School of Health Sciences

Publisher

Amer Alliance Health Phys Educ Rec & Dance

Place of publication

1900 Association Drive, Reston, USA, Va, 22091

Rights statement

Copyright 2020 SHAPE America

Repository Status

  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Injury prevention and control; Occupational health; Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) not elsewhere classified

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