0303 Insomnia and Morning Drinking During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mediating Role of Depression

Autor: Tyler Watson, William Killgore
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: SLEEP. 46:A134-A134
ISSN: 1550-9109
0161-8105
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsad077.0303
Popis: Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic constructed a world of unpredictable cultural and commercial stressors to growing connectivity and proliferating society. A potential relationship between the aspects of heavy drinking and insomnia during the pandemic has not been analyzed. We hypothesized that there would be a significant correlation between morning drinking and insomnia. However, we also hypothesized that this relationship would be mediated by depression. Methods 13,313 individuals across the United States were surveyed (M=37.19 years old; SD ± 12.375). Neurocognitive battery assessments including self-report measures of depression, insomnia symptoms, and alcohol use. The variable description for this analysis was (How often during the last year have you needed a first drink in the morning to get yourself going after heavy drinking?) The scoring was based on a five-point scale ((0) never (1) less than monthly (2) monthly (3) weekly (4) daily or almost daily.) Insomnia Severity Index reported symptoms qualify for (0-7 score = no clinical insomnia, 8-14 = subthreshold insomnia, 15-21 = moderate clinical insomnia, and 22-28 = severe clinical insomnia). Participants also completed the PHQ-9 Depression Scale. Results Morning drinking scores correlated with insomnia (r=.254, p Conclusion These results suggest that the association between morning drinking and insomnia was significantly partially mediated by depression during the pandemic. When depression was the independent variable and insomnia as the mediated variable, there was no longer efficiency in the mediation model. These results suggest that observed associations between insomnia and morning drinking during the pandemic were partially mediated by depression. Support (if any)
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