학술논문

Associations between neuroticism, subjective sleep quality, and depressive symptoms across the first year of college.
Document Type
Article
Source
Journal of American College Health. Feb/Mar2023, Vol. 71 Issue 2, p381-388. 8p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts.
Subject
*Mental depression risk factors
*Sleep quality
*Research
*Psychology of college students
*Affect (Psychology)
*Confidence intervals
*Neuroses
*Self-evaluation
*Sleep disorders
*Risk assessment
*Research funding
*Universities & colleges
*Statistical correlation
*Student attitudes
*Longitudinal method
*Psychological distress
*Disease risk factors
Language
ISSN
0744-8481
Abstract
Examine neuroticism's impact on the relationship between depressive symptoms and sleep quality during the college transition. First-year students (N = 302) from a southeastern university in the USA. A longitudinal cross-lagged panel model assessed direct and indirect effects between self-reported sleep and depressed mood. Higher neuroticism was directly associated with both greater depressed mood and sleep quality. Poorer sleep quality was associated with depressive symptoms at baseline (β = 0.250, [95% CI = 0.123,0.362]) and during spring semester (β = 0.261, [95% CI = 0.126,0.383]). Baseline depressive symptoms predicted sleep quality during fall semester (β = 0.140, [95% CI = 0.031, 0.247]), and fall semester sleep quality predicted spring semester depression symptoms (β = 0.106, [95% CI = 0.007,0.201]). Neuroticism is an indicator of emotional distress and disrupted sleep upon college entry. Furthermore, there was evidence for both within time-point and prospective associations between sleep quality and depression symptoms albeit at different times throughout the first year of college. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]