Sleep Pattern Is Related to Mental Health among Chinese Collegiate Student Athletes

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15480251
AutoresWei Wei (0000-0003-1852-2811, Hohai University, autor de correspondencia), Weimin Liu (0000-0002-4688-7116, Central China Normal University, autor de correspondencia)
Año2022
Volumen19
Número15
Páginas8961-8961
Fecha de publicación2022-07-23
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19158961
PMID35897332
OpenAlexW4287010040
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas52

Regarding the association between sleep and napping duration and mental health in young and older adults, some studies indicated a positive association, while others indicated a negative, or no, association between them. Moreover, collegiate student athletes have different mental health stressors, such as training pressure, improving sports performance, and relationships with coaches. Therefore, sleep is important for athletes. Whether sleep duration is related to their mental health is unclear. Thus, this study aimed to examine the association between nighttime sleep duration, daytime napping duration, and mental health among collegiate student athletees. This cross-sectional study included 700 college athletes. Sleep and daytime napping durations were assessed using a self-reported questionnaire. The Zung Self-rating Depression Scale and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 assessed mental health. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the adjusted association between sleep duration and mental health. In this study, the odds ratios for depression and anxiety symptoms were significantly higher for short sleep duration (<7 h). Additionally, a significant positive association was found between daytime napping duration and the prevalence of depression. This study indicates that short nighttime sleep and long daytime napping duration may be risk factors for collegiate student athletes’ mental health, having important implications for educators and coaches

Anxiety · Association (psychology · Athletes · Depression (economics · Logistic regression · Mental health · Odds ratio · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Sleep (system call · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research · Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue · Internal Medicine