Vol. 4, Issue 11, Part D (2018)

Abstract
Sleep is one of the necessities that help individuals to lead a healthy and contented life. If an individual lacks sleep quality and quantity, it could lead to physiological and psychological problems like aggressive behavior and increased experience of negative emotions, etc. Aggression is defined as any behavior aimed at harming or injuring another living being who has a desire to avoid such treatment. The present study explores gender differences and studies the relationship between these variables. The total number of participants in the study was 80, with 35 females and 45 males, belonging to Delhi-NCR (aged 18-25 years). The tools used were Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire. The present study used a descriptive and cross-sectional design. The results found significant gender differences in aggression, moreover, a significant positive relationship between sleep disturbances (indicating poor sleep quality) and aggression. As a result, this study advances knowledge of the connections between these variables and ads to the body of existing literature.