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Sleep can be defined as a natural resting state in which the reaction force is weakened and all kinds of activities are greatly reduced by losing consciousness completely or partially to external stimuli. All mechanisms related to sleep have not yet been fully explored. Therefore, many studies on sleep are being studied in many countries around the world. Sleep plays a vital role in maintaining our health and well-being. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety. Sleep, which is directly related to quality of life and health, is one of the most basic requirements of the individual. Sleep quality is defined as feeling fit after sleeping. Studies on sleep disorders have been increasing in recent years. Studies in several countries show that 70 of every 100 people living in the sleep disorder. According to the studies carried out, the sleep quality of the individuals is significantly affected by age, gender, work, socio-cultural situation, stress and environmental factors. However, these factors become more important at certain ages and affect the environment as much as the individual itself. According to the researches, it is emphasized that especially university students have bad sleeping qualities, experienced intense sleep problems and are affected at different levels of environmental factors. Current findings point out that the characteristics of the undergraduate programs students enrolled in also have different effects on students' sleep quality and habits. In this respect, it is important to examine sleeping habits, problems and their effects on students in teacher education programs, especially pre-school teacher candidates by taking into account their level of future professional qualifications and being role model. Objective: The study was carried out descriptively to evaluate the sleeping habits and the affecting factors of the students in Abant Izzet Baysal University. In the direction of the findings, it was aimed to organize the training seminar on high quality sleeping and the solution of sleeping problems to preschool teacher candidates. Method: The study group included students (N: 212) in the Department of Preschool Education at Abant İzzet Baysal University in the academic year of 2016-2017. The "Sleep Habits and Quality" questionnaire developed by the researchers was used to collect the data. For the analysis of the data obtained, t test and one way analysis of variance and pearson correlation test were used for percentage, unrelated samples. Findings: In the study, it was found that students who had a mean age of 20 and a majority of girls, sleep 6-7 hours a day (48%) and sleep 8-9 hours (25%). As the class level of the students increased, the sleeping times were delayed. In particular, the preparations for practical courses were found as an important factor for the late sleep. The findings revealed that male and female students have different preferences during the sleep preparation process, sleep problems are seen more intensely in students who use nutrition and technological equipment before sleeping, similar interactions are experienced in sleep patterns in friends groups, there is a positive correlation between sleep quality and duration of the students and their academic achievement. Conclusion: The results of the study showed that most of the students did not have good quality sleeping habits from young ages, they were in the wrong choices for sleep preparation and after sleeping and they were affecting their friends about the unhealthy sleeping processes. It was found that they experienced compliance problems depending on all these factors and that sleep problems had a negative effect on their attendance and academic achievement. In the light of the results obtained, it has been suggested that the level of knowledge, skills and habits that affect the quality of life of the students should be supported and it is suggested that initiatives should be made to increase the sleep qualities of the students.

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