Title |
Investigation on dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep in Chinese college students
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Published in |
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, June 2018
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DOI | 10.2147/ndt.s155722 |
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Authors |
Lairun Jin, Jun Zhou, Hui Peng, Shushu Ding, Hui Yuan |
Abstract |
The aims of this study were to evaluate a subset of sleep-related cognitions and to examine whether dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep were associated with sleep quality in college students. A total of 1,333 college students were enrolled in this study by randomized cluster sampling. A brief version of Dysfunctional Beliefs and Attitudes about Sleep Scale (DBAS-16) was administered to college students at several colleges. Sleep quality was also assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). The DBAS-16 scores were analyzed across different demographic variables, corresponding subscales of 7-item PSQI, and relevant sleep behavior variables. A total of 343 participants were poor sleepers, while 990 were good sleepers, as defined by PSQI. The DBAS-16 scores were lower in poor sleepers than in good sleepers (46.32 ± 7.851 vs 49.87 ± 8.349, p < 0.001), and DBAS-16 scores were lower in females and nonmedical students when compared with those in males and medical students, respectively (48.20 ± 8.711 vs 49.73 ± 7.923, p = 0.001; 48.56 ± 8.406 vs 49.88 ± 8.208, p = 0.009, respectively). The total score for sleep quality, as measured by PSQI, was negatively correlated with the DBAS-16 total score (r = -0.197, p < 0.01). There were significant differences in PSQI scores between individuals with attitudes and those without attitudes about sleep with respect to good sleep habits (p < 0.001), self-relaxation (p = 0.001), physical exercise (p < 0.001), taking sleeping pills (p = 0.004), and taking no action (p < 0.001). Dysfunctional beliefs about sleep are associated with sleep quality and should be discouraged, especially for females and nonmedical college students. |
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Student > Master | 7 | 12% |
Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 5% |
Other | 2 | 3% |
Other | 7 | 12% |
Unknown | 33 | 55% |
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Psychology | 7 | 12% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 12% |
Sports and Recreations | 4 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 5% |
Social Sciences | 2 | 3% |
Other | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 36 | 60% |