TitleBidirectional, Temporal Associations of Sleep with Positive Events, Affect, and Stressors in Daily Life Across a Week.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsSin, NL, Almeida, DM, Crain, TL, Kossek, EErnst, Berkman, LF, Buxton, OM
JournalAnn Behav Med
Volume51
Issue3
Pagination402-415
Date Published2017 Jun
ISSN1532-4796
KeywordsAdult, Affect, Emotions, Female, Humans, Membrane Glycoproteins, Middle Aged, Receptors, Interleukin-1, Self Report, Sleep, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Stress, Psychological, Time Factors, Young Adult
Abstract

<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>Sleep is intricately tied to emotional well-being, yet little is known about the reciprocal links between sleep and psychosocial experiences in the context of daily life.</p><p><b>PURPOSE: </b>The aim of this study is to evaluate daily psychosocial experiences (positive and negative affect, positive events, and stressors) as predictors of same-night sleep quality and duration, in addition to the reversed associations of nightly sleep predicting next-day experiences.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Daily experiences and self-reported sleep were assessed via telephone interviews for eight consecutive evenings in two replicate samples of US employees (131 higher-income professionals and 181 lower-income hourly workers). Multilevel models evaluated within-person associations of daily experiences with sleep quality and duration. Analyses controlled for demographics, insomnia symptoms, the previous day's experiences and sleep measures, and additional day-level covariates.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Daily positive experiences were associated with improved as well as disrupted subsequent sleep. Specifically, positive events at home predicted better sleep quality in both samples, whereas greater positive affect was associated with shorter sleep duration among the higher-income professionals. Negative affect and stressors were unrelated to subsequent sleep. Results for the reversed direction revealed that better sleep quality (and, to a lesser degree, longer sleep duration) predicted emotional well-being and lower odds of encountering stressors on the following day.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Given the reciprocal relationships between sleep and daily experiences, efforts to improve well-being in daily life should reflect the importance of sleep.</p>

DOI10.1007/s12160-016-9864-y
Alternate JournalAnn Behav Med
PubMed ID28188584
PubMed Central IDPMC5739917
Grant ListU01 HD051217 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States
R03 AG046393 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
F32 AG048698 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
U01 AG027669 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 HL107240 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
U01 HD059773 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States