Insight into sleep quality and its relationship with emotional intelligence

Results of a cross-sectional study among Italian university students

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ID22084635
AutoresFrancesca Licata (0000-0003-3704-6822, Magna Graecia University), Riccardo Maruca (Magna Graecia University), Emma Antonia Citrino (Magna Graecia University), Aida Bianco (0000-0003-4674-0306, Magna Graecia University, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume12
Páginas1392571-1392571
Data de publicação2024-05-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditoraFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2024.1392571
PMID38813404
OpenAlexW4396934789
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas45

Background: This study aimed to investigate sleep habits and examine the relationship between sleep quality and its potential predictors, namely Emotional Intelligence (EI) and perceived health status. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted between February 13 and February 28, 2023, at the "Magna Græcia" University of Catanzaro, in the Southern part of Italy. The study involved undergraduate students who were 18 years or older, proficient in the Italian language, and with no restrictions on the major attended. They completed a self-administered survey on socio-demographic information, health status, sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index-PSQI), EI, and perceived health status. Results: The majority of the sample (59.6%) was enrolled in medical or life science majors. The results showed a high prevalence of poor sleep quality and sleep latency was identified as the most affected aspect of it. The female gender and the self-perceived health status were the strongest predictors of poor sleep quality. Poor sleepers showed lower emotional clarity, emotional repair, and total EI scores. Moreover, as age increased, the odds of being classified as a poor sleeper increased by 7%. Conclusion: The survey highlights that poor sleep health is still a significant issue and empowering individuals to make proactive decisions to adopt healthy lifestyles in the early phase of life is of paramount importance. The study exhibited the interesting role of EI in influencing sleep quality, highlighting that when emotional events are insufficiently regulated, it may result in sleep disturbances. Therefore, the promotion of sleep quality requires an integrated yet innovative approach including emotion regulation

Cross-sectional study · Developmental psychology · Emotional intelligence · Insomnia · Odds ratio · Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index · Psychiatry · Sleep quality · Clinical Psychology · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sleep and related disorders · Sleep and Wakefulness Research · Gerontology