The Impact of Lifestyle Choices and Habits on Academic Performance

The Impact of Lifestyle Choices and Habits on Academic Performance

Cedwin Fernandes
Department of Computer Science and IT
Jain (Deemed-to-be) University
cedwinfernandes1@gmail.com

Wrik Roychowdhury
Department of Computer Science and IT
Jain (Deemed-to-be) University
wrikroychowdhury@gmail.com

K. Videth
Department of Computer Science and IT
Jain (Deemed-to-be) University
videthkumar2832@gmail.com

Abstract— This research analyzes the relationship between the habits of college students’ lifestyle and their academic performance (CGPA). We conducted a survey among about 90 students to find out how much these students sleep (how many hours and how consistently) and how much they spend each day in front of screens as well as evaluating their quality of the diet and physical fitness. Statistical analyses consisted of Pearson correlations and an AI machine-learning feature importance model (random forest regression) as well as visual comparisons of the distributions of CGPA across the different lifestyle categories. We determined that there was the highest positive association with diet quality and adequate sleep with students’ high GPAs, while screen time had very little linear effect in determining resulting academic performance. Fitness level also demonstrated a slight positive tendency. This corresponds to earlier literature of student health and learning and implies that behavioral intervention for regular sleep and diet may increase academic success.

Index Terms - Academic performance, CGPA, diet quality, physical activity, screen time, sleep quality.

Introduction