Sleep Quality and Physical Activity of Italian Adolescents During COVID-19

437 Italian adolescents aged 12–20 years participated in a cross-sectional study between May and July 2020. The data, collected via an online questionnaire, includes Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores, self-reported physical activity duration, and perceived academic performance. The dataset was authored by Alexandro Andrade and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze associations between sleep quality and physical activity levels based on PSQI scores and weekly activity minutes.
• Investigate demographic differences in sleep patterns based on sex and age variables mentioned in the description.
• Model predictors of perceived academic performance based on self-reported measures of sleep and activity.
• Study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent health behaviors in a specific regional context.

Strengths

• 437 participant records with a mean age of 15.9 years and a balanced sex distribution (50.8% girls).
• Includes validated clinical instrument scores (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index).
• Data collection was approved by an ethics committee, suggesting adherence to research standards.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single region (Lazio) and period (May-July 2020).

Provenance

Source

Alexandro Andrade

Collection Method

Self-administered online questionnaire (Google Forms) distributed via convenience sampling to schools.

Time Range

May-July 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 05:51:56; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lazio region, Italy