A Longitudinal Examination of the Bidirectional Association Between Sleep Problems and Social Ties at University: The Mediating Role of Emotion Regulation
| Autor: | Royette Tavernier, Teena Willoughby |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male Sleep Wake Disorders Canada Longitudinal study Adolescent Universities Social Psychology Emotions Education Developmental psychology Young Adult Interpersonal relationship Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Interpersonal Relations Longitudinal Studies Young adult Students Path analysis (statistics) Models Statistical Social environment Health Surveys Legal psychology Health psychology Interpersonal ties Female Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Youth and Adolescence. 44:317-330 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6601 0047-2891 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10964-014-0107-x |
| Popis: | Despite the growing body of research linking sleep problems and social ties, research investigating the direction of effects between these two constructs is lacking. Furthermore, there remains a dearth of research examining the mechanisms that may explain the association between sleep problems and social ties within a longitudinal design. The present 3-year longitudinal study addressed two research questions: (1) Is there a bidirectional association between sleep problems and social ties at university? and (2) Does emotion regulation mediate the association between sleep problems and social ties at university? Participants (N = 942, 71.5% female; M = 19.01 years at Time 1, SD = 0.90) were university students who completed annual assessments of sleep problems, social ties, and emotion regulation, for three consecutive years. Results of path analysis indicated that the bidirectional association between sleep problems and social ties was statistically significant (controlling for demographics, sleep-wake inconsistency, sleep duration, and alcohol). Analyses of indirect effects indicated that emotion regulation mediated this link, such that better sleep quality (i.e., less sleep problems) led to more effective emotion regulation, which, subsequently, led to more positive social ties. In addition, more positive social ties led to more effective emotion regulation, which, in turn, led to less sleep problems. The findings highlight the critical role that emotional regulation plays in the link between sleep problems and social ties, and emphasize the need for students as well as university administration to pay close attention to both the sleep and social environment of university students. |
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