TitleLinking stable and dynamic features of positive affect to sleep.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsOng, AD, Exner-Cortens, D, Riffin, C, Steptoe, A, Zautra, A, Almeida, DM
JournalAnn Behav Med
Volume46
Issue1
Pagination52-61
Date Published2013 Aug
ISSN1532-4796
KeywordsAdult, Affect, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anxiety, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Personality, Sleep, Sleep Wake Disorders, Stress, Psychological, United States
Abstract

<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>Poor sleep contributes to adult morbidity and mortality.</p><p><b>PURPOSE: </b>The study examined the extent to which trait positive affect (PA) and PA reactivity, defined as the magnitude of change in daily PA in response to daily events, were linked to sleep outcomes.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>Analyses are based on data from 100 respondents selected from the National Survey of Midlife in the United States.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Multilevel analyses indicated that higher levels of trait PA were associated with greater morning rest and better overall sleep quality. In contrast, PA reactivity was associated with diminished sleep efficiency. Finally, interactions between PA reactivity and trait PA emerged on all three sleep measures, such that higher event-related change in daily positive affect was associated with impaired sleep, especially among individuals high in trait PA.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Results suggest that high trait PA, when coupled with high PA reactivity, may contribute to poor sleep.</p>

DOI10.1007/s12160-013-9484-8
Alternate JournalAnn Behav Med
PubMed ID23483378
PubMed Central IDPMC3709014
Grant ListT32 MH18931 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG019239 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
T32 MH018931 / MH / NIMH NIH HHS / United States
RG/10/005/28296 / BHF_ / British Heart Foundation / United Kingdom
/ CAPMC / CIHR / Canada
R01 AG017644 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
P01 AG020166 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States