Nancy L Sin1,2, David M Almeida3,4, Tori L Crain5, Ellen Ernst Kossek6,7, Lisa F Berkman8,9, Orfeu M Buxton10,9,11,12. 1. Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, 422 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. nancy.sin@psu.edu. 2. Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. nancy.sin@psu.edu. 3. Center for Healthy Aging, The Pennsylvania State University, 422 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA, 16802, USA. 4. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. 5. Department of Psychology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA. 6. Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. 7. Susan Bulkeley Butler Center for Leadership Excellence, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. 8. Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. 9. Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA. 10. Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA. 11. Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. 12. Division of Sleep Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: 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. PURPOSE: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: Given the reciprocal relationships between sleep and daily experiences, efforts to improve well-being in daily life should reflect the importance of sleep.
BACKGROUND: 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. PURPOSE: 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. METHODS: 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. RESULTS: 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. CONCLUSIONS: Given the reciprocal relationships between sleep and daily experiences, efforts to improve well-being in daily life should reflect the importance of sleep.
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