Life is short, stay awake: Death anxiety and bedtime procrastination

Türkarslan, Kutlu Kağan; Okay, Deniz; Çevrim, Mustafa; Bozo, Özlem

doi:10.1080/00221309.2019.1633994

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“…Since no researcher has ever conducted an examination on the relation between individuals' chronotype, bedtime procrastination and sleep hygiene awareness, for the current results, we would boldly speculate that although people with better sleep hygiene knowledge are fully aware that going to bed late or postponing bedtimes is not a good habit for nocturnal sleep, they need to go to bed early so as to obtain sufficient sleep due to societal obligations (e.g., work and school schedules) [17], but for those with evening chronotypes, it seems to be difficult to fall asleep in the time frame before the biologically preferred bedtime, indicating that once eveningness generates the intention to go to bed earlier or 'on time' to get sufficient sleep, they are prone to failing to do so because biological processes do not support the realization of their intention, and are hence easily led to negative effects such as depression, anxiety or mood swings. Some empirical studies have revealed that negative emotions have a significant positive prediction on individuals' bedtime procrastination behaviors [68,69]. That is, the more negative moods subjects' experience, the higher bedtime procrastination they may show.…”

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Association between Chronotype and Sleep Quality among Chinese College Students: The Role of Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Hygiene Awareness

Zhu

Huang

Yang

2022

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Chronotype and sleep quality have been shown to play significant roles in influencing people’s physical and mental health. The current study focuses on examining the relationship between chronotype and sleep quality among Chinese college students and exploring the mediating role of bedtime procrastination and the moderating role of sleep hygiene awareness. A sample of 2822 college students (female = 71.4%) aged between 17 and 29 years (M = 19.77, SD = 1.41) were included and completed the measures of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Morningness–Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS) and Sleep Hygiene Awareness Scale (SHAS). The results showed that evening-type students reported the lowest sleep quality and highest levels of bedtime procrastination. In contrast, the highest sleep quality and lowest levels of bedtime procrastination were shown by morning-type, exhibiting the neither-type students’ intermediate chronotype. Bedtime procrastination partially mediated the relationship between chronotype and sleep quality. Furthermore, sleep hygiene awareness moderated the direct effect of chronotype on sleep quality and the effect of chronotype in the path from chronotype to bedtime procrastination. Specifically, higher levels of sleep hygiene awareness could buffer the adverse effect of chronotype on self-reported sleep quality but bolstered the negative effect of chronotype on bedtime procrastination. Our results suggest that individuals with an evening preference are inclined to postpone their bedtime and further experience poorer sleep quality at night. Sleep hygiene awareness may serve as a protective factor for poor nocturnal sleep. Overall, the findings highlight the importance of reducing bedtime procrastination and improving sleep hygiene awareness in the interventions designed to help college students to own a better sleep quality, especially for those with evening chronotypes.

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Association between Chronotype and Sleep Quality among Chinese College Students: The Role of Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Hygiene Awareness

Zhu

Huang

Yang

2022

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“…For example, the most frequently confirmed predictor of BP is low trait self-regulation or self-control (Exelmans & Van den Bulck, 2021;Kadzikowska-Wrzosek, 2018;Kroese et al, 2014;Kroese et al, 2016;Türkarslan et al, 2020;Zhang & Wu, 2020).…”

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“…It has therefore not yet been sufficiently investigated whether daily stress is indeed a relevant factor for BP and whether the effect is still present when other factors are taken into account. For example, the most frequently confirmed predictor of BP is low trait self‐regulation or self‐control (Exelmans & Van den Bulck, 2021; Kadzikowska‐Wrzosek, 2018; Kroese et al., 2014; Kroese et al., 2016; Türkarslan et al., 2020; Zhang & Wu, 2020).…”

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Postponing sleep after a stressful day: Patterns of stress, bedtime procrastination, and sleep outcomes in a daily diary approach

Schmidt,

Baetzner,

Dreisbusch

et al. 2023

Stress and Health

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Sleep problems and stress are common among students and are associated with negative effects on academic performance as well as mental and physical health risks, but studies exploring mediating factors between stress and sleep on a daily basis are scarce. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of daily stress, Bedtime procrastination (BP) (i.e., postponing bedtime without external reasons), and sleep outcomes controlling for trait factors such as self‐control. N = 96 students at a German university (M = 22.2 years, SD = 4.0) wore a sleep‐tracking wearable (Fitbit Charge HR) for two weeks to assess sleep duration and to calculate the gap between the intended time to go to sleep and the objectively measured time of falling asleep. Stress, intended time to go to sleep, and sleep quality were assessed via daily diaries. Established questionnaires were used to measure trait self‐control, trait BP, and smartphone addiction. Multilevel analyses indicated that more stress experienced during the day was associated with more BP (b = 2.32, p = 0.008), shorter sleep duration (b = −3.46, p = 0.003), and lower sleep quality (b = 1.03, p = 0.005) after controlling for several trait factors. The association of daily stress with sleep outcomes (quality and duration) was partly mediated by BP. Our findings indicate that BP might be one factor that contributes to stress‐linked decreases in sleep duration and quality. Potential reasons for stress‐related later time to fall asleep—like higher physiological arousal or stress‐related worries—should be investigated in future studies.

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“…The procrastination construct is built on multiple domains, including reduced conscientiousness and self-regulatory capacities, and impulsivity ( Kroese et al, 2014a ). Previous studies have linked bedtime procrastination to fatigue and poor sleep quality ( Kroese et al, 2014a ), depression, smartphone addiction ( Geng et al, 2021 ), anxiety ( Türkarslan et al, 2020 ), and insomnia ( Hammoudi et al, 2021 ). Hairston and Shpitalni (2016) found that bedtime procrastination is associated with ruminative cognition and sleep difficulties, while Sirois et al (2015) reported that procrastination is associated with multiple dimensions of sleep quality.…”

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Examining bedtime procrastination, study engagement, and studyholism in undergraduate students, and their association with insomnia

Alshammari

Rogowska²,

Basharahil³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionCompulsive overstudying, known as studyholism, is an emerging behavioral addiction. In this study, we examine the prevalence of, and the relationships between, insomnia, study engagement, studyholism, bedtime procrastination among undergraduate students.MethodsThe Studyholism (SI-10), Athens Insomnia (AIS), and bedtime procrastination scales were administered to a convenience sample of 495 university students.ResultsOur findings indicate that the prevalence of insomnia was 75.31%, high studyholism was found in 15.31% of the sample, and increased study engagement was detected in 16.94%. Gender differences analysis revealed that females reported higher studyholism and bedtime procrastination than males. Fifth-year students had higher levels of studyholism than internship (p < 0.001), first-year (p < 0.01), and sixth-year students (p < 0.05). Insomnia was positively related to studyholism and bedtime procrastination. Furthermore, insomnia can be positively predicted by studyholism and bedtime procrastination. Participants with a medium level of studyholism were twice as likely to experience insomnia as those with a low level. Studyholics were six times more susceptible to insomnia than students with low studyholism levels. Compared to individuals with low bedtime procrastination levels, those with medium and high bedtime procrastination were twice as likely to report insomnia.ConclusionOur study highlights the interplay between insomnia, studyholism, and bedtime procrastination. Further, the findings indicate the need to increase awareness of insomnia.

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Life is short, stay awake: Death anxiety and bedtime procrastination

Cited by 11 publications

References 65 publications

Association between Chronotype and Sleep Quality among Chinese College Students: The Role of Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Hygiene Awareness

Association between Chronotype and Sleep Quality among Chinese College Students: The Role of Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Hygiene Awareness

Postponing sleep after a stressful day: Patterns of stress, bedtime procrastination, and sleep outcomes in a daily diary approach

Examining bedtime procrastination, study engagement, and studyholism in undergraduate students, and their association with insomnia

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