Sexual orientation and sleep problem among Chinese college students: Mediating roles of interpersonal problems and depressive symptoms

Wu, Ruipeng; Wang, Wanxin; Li, Wenyan; Zhao, Mei‐Jun; Dewaele, Alexis; Zhang, Weihong; Buysse, Ann; Guo, Lan; Lu, Ciyong

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.075

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“…Existing research on sexual minority university students in the Chinese context is in small quantity and prioritized quantitative methods Liu, 2015, 2019;Huang et al, 2018;Wang et al, 2021;Wu et al, 2021). Also, they stressed the vulnerability of Chinese sexual minority students and centered on their psychological problems.…”

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“…LGBTQ students felt depressed and thought about committing suicide (Wei and Liu, 2019), respectively, due to their sexual orientation. In addition, they are susceptible to school bullying (Wei and Liu, 2015), psychological problems (Wei and Liu, 2019), and sleep problems (Wu et al, 2021).…”

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“…In China, studies showed that 40.7% of 751 LGBTQ students reported hearing slanders ( Wei and Liu, 2015 ), and 85% and around 40% of 732 LGBTQ students felt depressed and thought about committing suicide ( Wei and Liu, 2019 ), respectively, due to their sexual orientation. In addition, they are susceptible to school bullying ( Wei and Liu, 2015 ), psychological problems ( Wei and Liu, 2019 ), and sleep problems ( Wu et al, 2021 ).…”

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“…Nevertheless, the identity negotiation of sexual minority university students was dominantly discussed in the Western context ( Brown et al, 2004 ; Yost and Gilmore, 2011 ; Garvey et al, 2017 , 2019 ). Existing research on sexual minority university students in the Chinese context is in small quantity and prioritized quantitative methods ( Wei and Liu, 2015 , 2019 ; Huang et al, 2018 ; Wang et al, 2021 ; Wu et al, 2021 ). Also, they stressed the vulnerability of Chinese sexual minority students and centered on their psychological problems.…”

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In the uncharted water: Meaning-making capacity and identity negotiation of Chinese lesbian and bisexual women

Hang

Zhang

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Chinese lesbian and bisexual women (LBW) often face difficulties and challenges on campus due to their multiple, socially-oppressed identities. These students have to navigate through uncharted environments to make meaning of their identities. In this qualitative study, by considering four environmental systems of student life, including the student club (microsystem), the university (mesosystem), families (exosystem), and society (macrosystem), we aim to explore what identity negotiation Chinese LBW students have in them and what their meaning-making capacity influence that identity negotiation. We find students experience identity security in the microsystem, identity differentiation-inclusion or inclusion in the mesosystem, and identity unpredictability-predictability or predictability in the exosystem and macrosystem. Moreover, they employ foundational, transitional (formulaic to foundational or symphonic), or symphonic meaning-making capacity to influence their identity negotiation. Suggestions are made for the university to create an inclusive climate accommodating students with different identities.

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confidence: 99%

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In the uncharted water: Meaning-making capacity and identity negotiation of Chinese lesbian and bisexual women

Hang

Zhang

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…According to the diathesis-stress model, an individual’s own personality vulnerability is stimulated by external stressful events, leading to a sustained increase in depression, and when the external stimulus reaches a certain level, the individual becomes depressed ( 34 ). In addition, interpersonal problems may directly affect sleep quality in college students ( 35 ). One study showed that real-life interpersonal interaction was positively associated with sleep quality and may improve it ( 36 ).…”

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Effects of interpersonal sensitivity on depressive symptoms in postgraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychological capital and sleep quality as mediators

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BackgroundThis study aimed to examine depressive symptoms associated with interpersonal sensitivity, sleep quality, and psychological capital among postgraduate students during static campus management after the COVID-19 pandemic in China.MethodsResearch data were obtained during static campus management (10–19 April 2022) after the reappearance of COVID-19 in cities in eastern China. We collected data through an online questionnaire, and the anonymous self-reported questionnaire included the Patient Health Questionnaire, the interpersonal sensitivity subscale of Symptom Checklist-90, the Psychological Capital Questionnaire, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. analysis of variance was performed using t-test and ANOVA. The PROCESS macro was used to determine the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and depression, together with the independent and serial mediating role of psychological capital and sleep quality.ResultsA total of 2,554 postgraduate students were included in this study. The prevalence of mild, moderate, and severe depressive symptoms was 30.97, 6.58, and 1.45%, respectively. Interpersonal sensitivity was significantly associated with depressive symptoms (direct effect = 0.183, p < 0.001). Between interpersonal sensitivity and depressive symptoms, psychological capital and sleep quality played a single mediating role (indirect effect = 0.136 and 0.100, p < 0.001, respectively) and a chain mediating role together (indirect effect = 0.066, p < 0.001).ConclusionInterpersonal sensitivity has a significant influence on depression among Chinese graduate students. Psychological capital and sleep quality may not only independently mediate the relationship between interpersonal sensitivity and depression, but also co-play a chain-mediating role in the pathway from interpersonal sensitivity to depression. Positive psychological interventions and sleep guidance may be beneficial in alleviating depressive symptoms.

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Lay awake with a racing mind: The associations between sexual objectification, insomnia, and affective symptoms

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Wong

Chan

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Journal of Affective Disorders

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Sexual orientation and sleep problem among Chinese college students: Mediating roles of interpersonal problems and depressive symptoms

Cited by 8 publications

References 68 publications

In the uncharted water: Meaning-making capacity and identity negotiation of Chinese lesbian and bisexual women

In the uncharted water: Meaning-making capacity and identity negotiation of Chinese lesbian and bisexual women

Effects of interpersonal sensitivity on depressive symptoms in postgraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Psychological capital and sleep quality as mediators

Lay awake with a racing mind: The associations between sexual objectification, insomnia, and affective symptoms

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