The effect of sleep deprivation on memory functions in the Wechsler

Subject Areas : Social Health

Somayeh lorestani ¹ , Leila Alizadeh ² , saba abasi ³ , Mohammad jashnpour ⁴

1 - PhD Students in Psychology, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
2 - Master of Psychology, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
3 - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
4 - Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.

Received: 2024-08-04 Accepted : 2024-12-24 Published : 2025-03-19

Keywords: memory functions, morning sleep pattern, students, sleep deprivation,

Abstract :

This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of sleep deprivation on memory functions on the Wechsler scale in the morning sleep type of female 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 2024. The initial research sample consisted of 200 female dormitory students who were selected through available sampling. The research tools include the Wechsler W.M.S memory test (1939) and the MEQ morning-evening questionnaire (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<0.001). 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 and causes disruption in memory functions that all findings are at the (001) level. / P>0) were significant. 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 functions.

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