![]() This research aimed to determine if sleep quantity and quality were associated with maladaptation in university athletes. The ability to manage and adapt to stress ultimately helps improve athletic performance, but when stress becomes too much for the athlete, it can result in maladaptation's including sleep disruption which is associated with performance loss, negative mood changes, and even injury or illness. University athletes are unique because they not only have to cope with the normal psycho-physiological stress of training and playing sport, but they also need to accommodate the stress associated with their academic studies along with considerable stress from their social environment. 4Department of Applied Sciences and Social Practice, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.3Recreation Centre, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand.2Faculty of Health and Environmental Science, Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. ![]() 1Department of Tourism, Sport and Society, Lincoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand. ![]() ![]() Lizamore 4, Claudia Leong 4 and Catherine A. ![]()
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