0890 Relationships between Changes in Sleep Hygiene and Changes in Mental Health Facets. (12th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kennedy, Lindsay A; Mastin, David F; Peszka, Jennifer
• Is Part Of: Sleep. Volume 42(2019)Supplement 1
• Page Start: A358
• Page End: A358
• Publication Date: 2019-04-12
• Subjects: Sleep -- Physiological aspects -- Periodicals; Sleep disorders -- Periodicals; Sommeil -- Aspect physiologique -- Périodiques; Sommeil, Troubles du -- Périodiques; Sleep disorders; Sleep -- Physiological aspects; Sleep -- physiological aspects; Sleep Wake Disorders; Psychophysiology; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.8498
• DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsz067.888
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0161-8105

Abstract

Abstract: Introduction: Sleep disruption is a recognized risk factor for impaired mental health and sleep hygiene is a recognized treatment component for sleep disruption. We examined correlational changes in sleep hygiene to determine if they predicted changes in mental health. Finding these modifiable behaviors are related to mental health changes could help establish a basis for modifying sleep hygiene in efforts to improve well-being. Methods: Students ( N =68) and faculty/staff ( N =39) from the same institution on two consecutive years completed a 45-minute well-being survey for chances to win prizes. Participants completed measures of negative mental health (Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for depression; General Anxiety Disorder-7; and Perceived Stress Scale), positive mental health (Mental Health Continuum-Short Form; experiences of 10 positive emotions; a 3-item measure of resilience, and a satisfaction with personal relationships rating), and sleep hygiene. To examine the relationship of changes in sleep hygiene and mental health, multiple regression analyses were conducted predicting Year2 mental health from Year2 sleep hygiene scores, controlling for Year1 scores. Results: Sleep hygiene: 26.2% of students and 27.5% of faculty/staff reported worsened sleep hygiene at Year2, and 25% and 22.5% of each group reported improved sleep hygiene, respectively. Negative mental health: Worsening sleep hygiene significantly predicted increases in depressive symptoms ( b =.41, p <.001), anxiety symptoms ( b =.52, p <.001), and stress ( b =.67, p <.001) in students but not in faculty/staff (all p s>.25). Positive mental health: In students, worsening sleep hygiene significantly predicted decreased frequency of positive emotion experiences ( b =-.04, p =.01), but did not significantly predict changes in any other positive mental health measures (all p s>.06) nor changes in positive mental health for faculty/staff (all p s>.13). Conclusion: Worsening sleep hygiene was related to worsening negative mental health symptoms in students, but not faculty/staff. Worsening sleep hygiene was largely unrelated to changes in positive mental health. These data suggest sleep hygiene as a potential target of therapeutic intervention for negative mental health issues in students. However, given the small number of respondents participating at both time points, further research is recommended. Support (If Any): Nancy and Craig Wood Odyssey Professorship