Fluctuations in sleep duration are correlated with salience of stressful experience.
A total of 863 reports of sleep periods collected from 82 university undergraduates over 14 days were classified as either periods of short sleep, mid-range sleep, or long sleep. Responses to the Hassles and Uplifts Scale on the days following these sleep period classifications indicated that there was an overall significant inverse relation between these sleep-duration classifications and the number of hassles experienced. In addition, there was a significant inverse relation between these sleep duration periods and rated coping on four dimensions of coping style measured by the Ways of Coping Questionnaire. These data suggest that fluctuations in sleep duration may be associated with the salience of subsequent stress-related experiences.
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Robert A
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Department of Psychology, San Jose State University, CA 95192-0120, USA.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires