Psychotherapists' descriptions of emotionally disturbed adolescent poor and good sleepers.
A sample of 53 poor sleepers (N = 37 boys and 16 girls) and a matched sample of 53 good sleepers were selected from a national study of 831 white, emotionally disturbed adolescents in treatment. Psychotherapists' ratings on 552 variables were examined by comparing the endorsement rates of the two groups by means of a split-sample procedure. The results yielded 74 replicated characteristics that differentiate poor from good sleepers, a number of which are highly unique to each group. Poor sleepers are consistently higher on measures associated with neuroticism, whereas good sleepers are higher on measures associated with pseudo-normalcy or psychopathy. These results present further evidence that personality dynamics play a critical role in disturbed sleep. The authors suggest that a reorientation that integrates personality and physiological findings is necessary to advance our understanding and treatment effectiveness of persons with disturbed sleep.
D000293:Adolescent; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000628:therapy*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001722:Birth Order; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D010551:Personality; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000628:therapy*