Skipping Breakfast is Associated with Academic Achievement, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Sense of Coherence Among Medical Students

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Few previous studies have examined the relationship between breakfast-skipping and sense of coherence(SOC). This study investigated whether breakfast-skipping was associated with academic achievement, unhealthybehavior, and SOC among medical students. The participants in this cross-sectional one-year cohortstudy were 92 first-year students( 57 men, 35 women;mean age, 19.6±1.6 years) at Dokkyo Medical University.They completed two self-evaluation questionnaires:the first comprised 26 items regarding standardsof conduct, each rated on a 7-point scale, and the other comprised 29 items on SOC and 12 items onlifestyle. Subjects completed all questionnaires in July 2010 and again in August 2011.Breakfast skippers had worse annual examination scores than breakfast eaters. In fact, breakfast eaters inthe first year who became breakfast skippers in the second year had significantly worse annual mean scoresin the first year. Moreover, students who had smoked at least once, those who often ate away from home,and those who got less than 6 or more than 8 hours of sleep per night were more likely to skip breakfast.Breakfast skippers also used sleeping pills significantly more often than breakfast eaters. While breakfasteaters had significantly higher scores of meaningfulness, manageability, and total SOC score in the firststudy year, only the comprehensibility score among breakfast eaters was significantly higher in the secondstudy year. Because these findings indicate an association between SOC score and skipping breakfast, encouragingstudents to eat breakfast might promote higher SOC, healthier habits, and better academicachievement.
2013-03-25

Skipping Breakfast is Associated with Academic Achievement, Unhealthy Behaviors, and Sense of Coherence Among Medical Students

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