Effects of stress on sleep quality: multiple mediating effects of rumination and social anxiety
Abstract Background In contemporary society, with the accelerated pace of work and life, more and more people feel different degrees of stress. Long-term stress may not only lead to insomnia, but also to mental health problems (e.g., anxiety and depression), which has a significant impact on people&...
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| author | Jun Zhang Xiaowen Li Zhenxing Tang Shungui Xiang Yin Tang Wenxin Hu Chenchen Tan Xin Wang |
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| description | Abstract Background In contemporary society, with the accelerated pace of work and life, more and more people feel different degrees of stress. Long-term stress may not only lead to insomnia, but also to mental health problems (e.g., anxiety and depression), which has a significant impact on people's quality of life and mental health. Objective This study primarily investigates the mechanism through which stress affects sleep quality among college students. Methods We conducted research on 1653 Chinese college students using four scales with high reliability and validity: stress, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, social anxiety, and rumination. Results The study found: (1) Stress can significantly and positively predict sleep quality and rumination; (2) Rumination can positively predict social anxiety; (3) Social anxiety can positively predict sleep quality; (4) Stress can affect sleep quality through social anxiety and rumination separately, and stress can also affect sleep quality through the chained mediation of rumination and social anxiety. Conclusion This study reveals the relationship and mechanisms between stress and sleep quality. It not only deepens the research on the impact of stress on sleep quality but also provides theoretical support and new methods for mental health professionals to help clients improve their sleep quality. In practice, in addition to using some common psychological intervention methods to help individuals reduce stress, we should pay more attention to how to help clients reduce rumination and social anxiety, This is significant in improving the quality of an individual's sleep. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b5581213b63c4cd4a338f42c8d753a442024-03-24T12:30:02ZengSpringerOpenPsicologia: Reflexão e Crítica1678-71532024-03-0137111010.1186/s41155-024-00294-2Effects of stress on sleep quality: multiple mediating effects of rumination and social anxietyJun Zhang0Xiaowen Li1Zhenxing Tang2Shungui Xiang3Yin Tang4Wenxin Hu5Chenchen Tan6Xin Wang7Sehan University, College of EducationSehan University, College of EducationZhejiang Tourism CollegeZhejiang Tourism CollegeZhejiang Tourism CollegeSchool of Educational Sciences, Huangshan UniversityZhejiang Tourism CollegeZhejiang Tourism CollegeAbstract Background In contemporary society, with the accelerated pace of work and life, more and more people feel different degrees of stress. Long-term stress may not only lead to insomnia, but also to mental health problems (e.g., anxiety and depression), which has a significant impact on people's quality of life and mental health. Objective This study primarily investigates the mechanism through which stress affects sleep quality among college students. Methods We conducted research on 1653 Chinese college students using four scales with high reliability and validity: stress, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, social anxiety, and rumination. Results The study found: (1) Stress can significantly and positively predict sleep quality and rumination; (2) Rumination can positively predict social anxiety; (3) Social anxiety can positively predict sleep quality; (4) Stress can affect sleep quality through social anxiety and rumination separately, and stress can also affect sleep quality through the chained mediation of rumination and social anxiety. Conclusion This study reveals the relationship and mechanisms between stress and sleep quality. It not only deepens the research on the impact of stress on sleep quality but also provides theoretical support and new methods for mental health professionals to help clients improve their sleep quality. In practice, in addition to using some common psychological intervention methods to help individuals reduce stress, we should pay more attention to how to help clients reduce rumination and social anxiety, This is significant in improving the quality of an individual's sleep.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-024-00294-2StressSleep qualitySocial anxietyRumination |
| spellingShingle | Jun Zhang Xiaowen Li Zhenxing Tang Shungui Xiang Yin Tang Wenxin Hu Chenchen Tan Xin Wang Effects of stress on sleep quality: multiple mediating effects of rumination and social anxiety Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica Stress Sleep quality Social anxiety Rumination |
| title | Effects of stress on sleep quality: multiple mediating effects of rumination and social anxiety |
| title_full | Effects of stress on sleep quality: multiple mediating effects of rumination and social anxiety |
| title_fullStr | Effects of stress on sleep quality: multiple mediating effects of rumination and social anxiety |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of stress on sleep quality: multiple mediating effects of rumination and social anxiety |
| title_short | Effects of stress on sleep quality: multiple mediating effects of rumination and social anxiety |
| title_sort | effects of stress on sleep quality multiple mediating effects of rumination and social anxiety |
| topic | Stress Sleep quality Social anxiety Rumination |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-024-00294-2 |
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