Social Relationships and Sleep Quality

Kent, Robert G.; Uchino, Bert N.; Cribbet, Matthew R.; Bowen, Kimberly; Smith, Timothy W.

doi:10.1007/s12160-015-9711-6

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“…Findings were most consistent for sleep problems (total PSQI score, daytime dysfunction, and sleep disturbances) rather than for sleep duration. Findings add to the new literature on sleep problems and aggression in romantic relationships (Kent et al, 2015). Other studies have shown that conflict and aggression are more likely when romantic partners have poor-quality sleep (Brissette & Cohen, 2002;Hoshino et al, 2009).…”

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confidence: 52%

“…This study was cross-sectional, and direction of causality cannot be inferred. Although there is a strong conceptual and empirical rationale for sleep problems serving a causal role in marital aggression, we have also noted that it is also plausible for marital aggression to cause sleep problems (Kent et al, 2015). Additional longitudinal or experimental research is needed to further examine both possible directions of association.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…The current study focuses on sleep problems as a potential risk factor, as they may undermine the neurological foundations of self-control. A small but growing body of research has linked sleep problems to aggression in romantic relationships (Kent, Uchino, Cribbet, Bowen, & Smith, 2015). Women report that their abusive partners were more abusive following a night of poorquality sleep (Hoshino et al, 2009).…”

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“…These specific dimensions of sleep were chosen because each of these dimensions are linked with key health outcomes (6–10) and there is limited extant literature demonstrating that each of these outcomes are associated with indicators of relationship functioning, including attachment style (14,19,28,31). …”

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“…A number of factors can affect an individual’s sense of security and safety, including the social environment (13,14). More specifically, from an attachment perspective, close relationships are a primary source for deriving both physical and emotional safety (15,16).…”

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Observed Relationship Behaviors and Sleep in Military Veterans and Their Partners

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Background Emerging research has begun to examine associations between relationship functioning and sleep. However, these studies have largely relied on self-reported evaluations of relationships and/or of sleep, which may be vulnerable to bias. Purpose To examine associations between relationship functioning and sleep in military couples. This is the first research to examine associations between observed relationship behaviors and subjective and polysomnographically-measured sleep in a sample at-risk for both sleep and relationship problems. Methods The sample included 35 military veterans and their spouses/partners. Marital functioning was coded from a videotaped conflict interaction. Analyses focused on behavioral codes of hostility and relationship-enhancing attributions. Sleep was assessed via self-report and in-home polysomnography. Results Greater hostility was associated with poorer sleep efficiency for oneself (b=−0.195, p=.013). In contrast, greater relationship-enhancing attributions were associated with higher percentages of Stage N3 sleep (b=0.239, p=.028). Partners’ hostility was also positively associated with higher percentages of stage N3 sleep (b=0.272, p=.010). Neither hostility nor relationship-enhancing attributions was associated with self-reported sleep quality, percentage of REM sleep, or total sleep time. Conclusions Both partners’ positive and negative behaviors during conflict interactions related to sleep. These findings highlight the role that effective communication and conflict resolution skills may play in shaping not only the marital health of veterans and their spouses, but the physical health of both partners as well. Understanding the links between relationship functioning and sleep may be important targets of intervention in the aftermath of war.

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Psychological distress mediates the connection between sleep deprivation and physical fighting in adolescents

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Nguyen

Vezirian

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Aggressive Behavior

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Lack of sleep is common in adolescence, and represents an important threat to adolescents' well-being, academic commitment, and general health. It also has significant behavioral consequences through an increased likelihood of interpersonal violence. Previous studies have demonstrated an association between aggressive behavior and lack of sleep, but the psychological mediators remain completely unexplored. Grounded in the General Aggression Model, we investigated the affective pathway as one of the potential mechanisms linking lack of sleep and aggression. We hypothesized and showed that psychological distress is an intermediary phenomenon linking lack of sleep and physical aggression. Based on a school sample of 11,912 participants (median age: 14.5), we observed that 23.7% of the young people admitted having been involved in physical fighting on one or more occasions, and that 25.81% were in sleep debt when referred for medical assessment. We analyzed the relationship between sleep duration and physical fighting and the mediating link of psychological distress by performing multiple regressions in the components' paths. The results showed that the adolescents' amount of sleep appeared to be a significant predictor of physical fighting, and that this relationship was partially mediated by psychological distress. These results are consistent with the General Aggression Model, and represent the first empirical confirmation that psychological distress symptoms partially mediate the connection between lack of sleep and physical aggression.

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Social Relationships and Sleep Quality

Cited by 96 publications

References 63 publications

Poor Sleep Is Associated With Greater Marital Aggression: The Role of Self Control

Poor Sleep Is Associated With Greater Marital Aggression: The Role of Self Control

Observed Relationship Behaviors and Sleep in Military Veterans and Their Partners

Psychological distress mediates the connection between sleep deprivation and physical fighting in adolescents

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