The relationship between worry tendency and sleep quality in Chinese adolescents and young adults: The mediating role of state–trait anxiety. (June 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yan, Youwei; Lin, Rongmao; Tang, Xiangdong; He, Fei; Cai, Weiling; Su, Yankui
• Is Part Of: Journal of health psychology. Volume 19:Number 6(2014:Jun.)
• Page Start: 778
• Page End: 788
• Publication Date: 2014-06
• Subjects: Chinese adolescents and young adults -- mediating effect -- sleep quality -- state–trait anxiety -- worry tendency; Clinical health psychology -- Periodicals; 613.019
• DOI: 10.1177/1359105313479628
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-1053

Abstract

To investigate the relationship between worry tendency and sleep quality and the mediating effect of state–trait anxiety, 1072 adolescents and young adults from Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces in China were administered questionnaires pertaining to worry tendency, sleep quality, and state–trait anxiety. The results showed significant grade differences for worry tendency, sleep quality, and state–trait anxiety. Worry tendency was negatively associated with sleep quality, which was mediated by state anxiety and trait anxiety. There is a need for interventions that aim to reduce the level of worry tendency to ensure good sleep quality and the progression from worry tendency to anxiety and to poor sleep quality.