Effects of stress on sleep: the moderating role of coping style.
The aim of this prospective quasi-experimental study was to assess the role of coping style as a factor moderating the relationship between stress and sleep. Sleep of 36 students was assessed by means of actigraphy and daily logs during low-stress and high-stress periods. The high-stress period was the week that the students were evaluated for acceptance to graduate programs in clinical psychology. The low-stress period was a regular academic week. The students' ways of coping were assessed during the baseline low-stress period using the COPE inventory. Data analysis revealed that a high emotion-focused coping score was significantly predictive of reduction in sleep time from the low- to the high-stress period. These results suggest that coping style is a key factor in assessing the relationship between stress and sleep.
Sadeh
Avi
A
Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv Univerity, Ramat Aviv, Israel. sadeh@post.tau.ac.il
Keinan
Giora
G
Daon
Keren
K
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D017286:Polysomnography; D011340:Problem Solving; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*