Antonia Ypsilanti1, Lambros Lazuras2, Anna Robson2, Umair Akram2. 1. Department of Psychology, Sociology and Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Electronic address: a.ypsilanti@shu.ac.uk. 2. Department of Psychology, Sociology and Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: There is limited research on the association between insomnia and negative self-conscious emotions. This study assessed if individuals with insomnia reported higher scores in self-disgust than normal sleepers and if the association between insomnia and self-disgust was mediated by depression and anxiety. METHODS: Twenty-seven individuals with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, insomnia disorder and 30 normal sleepers completed self-reported measures of self-disgust, anxiety, and depression. RESULTS: Individuals with insomnia reported significantly higher scores in self-disgust, anxiety, and depression than normal sleepers. Insomnia significantly predicted self-disgust, but this association was explained by higher scores in anxiety and depression among people with insomnia. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study that demonstrated the association between clinically-diagnosed insomnia in young adults and self-disgust, and highlighted the mediating effects of anxiety and depression.
OBJECTIVES: There is limited research on the association between insomnia and negative self-conscious emotions. This study assessed if individuals with insomnia reported higher scores in self-disgust than normal sleepers and if the association between insomnia and self-disgust was mediated by depression and anxiety. METHODS: Twenty-seven individuals with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, insomnia disorder and 30 normal sleepers completed self-reported measures of self-disgust, anxiety, and depression. RESULTS: Individuals with insomnia reported significantly higher scores in self-disgust, anxiety, and depression than normal sleepers. Insomnia significantly predicted self-disgust, but this association was explained by higher scores in anxiety and depression among people with insomnia. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study that demonstrated the association between clinically-diagnosed insomnia in young adults and self-disgust, and highlighted the mediating effects of anxiety and depression.
Authors: Marcela D Blinka; Adam P Spira; Orla C Sheehan; Tom Cidav; J David Rhodes; Virginia J Howard; David L Roth Journal: J Appl Gerontol Date: 2022-03-26