title: Insomnia and mental health in college students.
abstract: Insomnia is strongly associated with certain mental health problems in the general population. However, there is little research examining this relation in young adults-an age group where many mental health problems first present. This study examined relations between insomnia and mental health symptoms in a college population (N = 373; 60.9% women; mean age of 21 years). Insomnia was assessed via self-report and sleep diaries, and mental health was assessed via the Symptom Check List-90. Analyses revealed insomnia was prevalent (9.4%), and these young adults had significantly more mental health problems than those without insomnia, although some significant results were lost after controlling for comorbid health problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203, USA. djtaylor@unt.edu
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Christie E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Adam D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Bramoweth
authors.forename: Jacob M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Brandy M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Roane
authors.forename: Emily A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Grieser
authors.forename: Jolyn I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Tatum
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D008603:Mental Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014495:Universities