Gender Difference in Sleep Problems: Focused on Time Use in Daily Life of Korea

Cha, Seung-Eun; Eun, Ki-Soo

doi:10.1007/s11205-013-0550-1

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“…Interestingly, prior studies done in Asia point to a consistent gender difference in sleep time. Women complained more about their sleep than men and reported fewer sleep hours than men in Korea, Japan and Taiwan [ 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. In particular, the gap was most pronounced for middle-aged women.…”

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“…Studies on married couples in particular illustrate that women who are both married and employed face an uphill climb when their spouses cannot help with housework and/or company (or public) policy does not provide assistance [ 42 ]. Other studies have found that the problem exacerbates with having children or an elderly person to care for [ 16 , 23 ].…”

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“…The ‘fourth shift’ often describes night time which is filled with more activities and responsibilities after work because tasks that occur at night are often considered a mother’s duty [ 44 ]. KTUS data from 2004 show that mothers with adolescents surprisingly sleep less than those with young children (under age 6), while child’s age did not affect fathers’ sleep [ 23 ]. Consequently, within the Korean context, we suspect that child-related stress in midlife for women could act as an important factor to explain the uneven sleeping hours for men and women.…”

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Convergence in Sleep Time Accomplished? Gender Gap in Sleep Time for Middle-Aged Adults in Korea

Cha

Eun

2018

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Although the gender gap in sleep time has narrowed significantly in the last decade, middle-aged women between ages 35 and 60 still sleep less than their male counterparts in Korea. This study examines and provides evidence for factors contributing to the gender gap in this age group. Using Korean Time Use Survey (KTUS) data from 2004, 2009 and 2014, we find that middle-aged women’s difficulty in managing work-life balance and traditional role expectations placed upon women are the main causes of the gender gap in sleep time. The decomposition analysis reveals that the improved socioeconomic status and recent changes in familial expectations for women may have helped them sleep more than in the past. However, there remain fundamental differences in attitude and time use patterns between men and women that prevent middle-aged women from getting the same amount of sleep.

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2018

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“…Gender is an important determinant in human health, and there is a clear pattern for sex-specific prevalence of various mental and physical disorders. A study on individuals between the age of 25 and 29 has shown that there is no gender difference in dimension of short sleep ( 13 ). Men's sleep was more likely to be affected by their work role, while women's sleep was influenced by their work and family role.…”

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“…Men's sleep was more likely to be affected by their work role, while women's sleep was influenced by their work and family role. In addition, they found that the gender difference in sleep problems was associated with time use, and especially the social roles that men and women occupied ( 13 ). In a study of 8,578 men and women between the age of 16 and 74, women were significantly more susceptible to sleep problems than men, as gender differences in social economic status inequalities play a major role ( 14 ).…”

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Gender Differences in Sleep Disturbance among Elderly Koreans: Hallym Aging Study

Quan

et al. 2016

J Korean Med Sci

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Sleep is an important component in our lives as it is necessary throughout one’s entire life span. This study was conducted to elucidate whether there are gender differences in sleep quality and what factors can affect sleep quality in community-dwelling elderly Koreans. A total of 382 subjects (175 males and 207 females) were recruited among elderly aged 45 or over who participated in the 2010 Hallym Aging Study (HAS). They were invited to a general hospital and were evaluated for socioeconomic status, smoking history, and various clinical measures. Sleep quality was assessed by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). A higher score indicates poorer subjective sleep quality, (PSQI global score > 5 suggests sleep disturbance). After adjusting for potential covariates, our results show that alcohol increases the odds for poor sleep (odds ratio [OR] = 3.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.11–10.10) in males. In females, lack of exercise was the major risk factor of poor sleep as they are 4.46 times more likely to suffer from low sleep quality than those who exercise regularly (95% CI=1.56–13.75). Stress was also a risk factor for poor sleep. It was 5.60 times higher in the “always have stress” group than the “do not have stress” group (95% CI = 1.54–20.34). Thus, alcohol consumption is associated with men’s sleep quality, while exercise and stress level affect women’s.

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Gender‐specified mediation of depression between sleep quality and short‐term memory in older adults: Study in a semi‐closed Island of Xiamen, China

Yuan

Luo

et al. 2021

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Background Both the quality of sleep and depression impact short‐term memory (STM) while they influence each other. However, the underlying mechanisms are not yet clear. Herein, we aimed to explore the mediating effect of depression between sleep quality and STM in older adults and further test the gender differences in this relationship. Methods A cluster sampling survey was carried out among 903 residents that were aged 60+ years in a semi‐closed island of Xiamen, China, in 2019. The subjects' sleep quality and depression were measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the 15‐item Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS‐15), respectively. The three‐item recall test was utilized to measure STM function. Mediation analyses were performed using the structural equation model and bias‐corrected bootstrap method. Next, the Wald‐test was utilized to determine gender differences in the pathway. Results Overall, 355 men and 508 women, with a mean age of 69.55 and 70.97, respectively, had valid data on the main variables. Depression was found to mediate the effect of sleep quality on STM (a*b = −0.076, p < 0.05). Interestingly, while this indirect effect existed in the female group (af*bf = −0.126, p < 0.05), it did not in the male group (am*bm = 0.017, p = 0.677). The Wald‐test indicated no gender differences in the pathway from sleep quality to depression (p = 0.303). However, the pathway from depression to STM function was found to be significantly stronger for females than males (p = 0.0198). Conclusion Higher sleep quality was found to be associated with improved STM function. Furthermore, the association was found to be regulate indirectly by lower depressive symptoms for females, but directly for males. Therefore, appropriate psychological interventions may be beneficial to the maintenance of STM for older adults, particularly for women.

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Gender Difference in Sleep Problems: Focused on Time Use in Daily Life of Korea

Cited by 17 publications

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Convergence in Sleep Time Accomplished? Gender Gap in Sleep Time for Middle-Aged Adults in Korea

Convergence in Sleep Time Accomplished? Gender Gap in Sleep Time for Middle-Aged Adults in Korea

Gender Differences in Sleep Disturbance among Elderly Koreans: Hallym Aging Study

Gender‐specified mediation of depression between sleep quality and short‐term memory in older adults: Study in a semi‐closed Island of Xiamen, China

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