title: "Tell me, how bright your hypomania is, and I tell you, if you are happily in love!"--among young adults in love, bright side hypomania is related to reduced depression and anxiety, and better sleep quality.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Studies on adolescents and adults show that romantic love (RL) is associated with favorable emotional states. However, data on these associations are scarce for adults. The aim of the present study was, therefore, to explore the associations between RL, symptoms of depression, anxiety, hypomania (bright side and dark side), and sleep in a sample of adults.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 844 participants currently in love (M = 24.79 years, 75.8% females) took part in the study. They completed a series of questionnaires related to RL, symptoms of depression, anxiety, hypomania (bright side and dark side), and sleep.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An increased state of RL was associated both with the bright and the dark side of hypomania (BRHYP and DAHYP). Relative to participants with BRHYP, participants with DAHYP reported stronger symptoms of depression and state anxiety, and poor sleep quality.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pattern of results adds to our knowledge that in adults RL is not entirely a joyful and happy period of life. Rather, data suggest that for young adults in love, bright versus dark side of hypomania was associated with a different quality of psychological functioning and sleep. We conclude that experiencing RL might be a critical life event associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety, and poor sleep.
authors.affiliation: Center for Affective, Stress, and Sleep Disorders, Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel , Basel , Switzerland.
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brand
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Foell
authors.forename: Hafez
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bajoghli
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Keshavarzi
authors.forename: Nadeem
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kalak
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gerber
authors.forename: Norman B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Holsboer-Trachsler
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Romantic love; anxiety; depression; early adulthood; sleep