ArticleHeliyon2019
Anxiety and depression mediate the relationship between insomnia symptoms and the personality traits of conscientiousness and emotional stability.
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- Problematic Internet use and academic engagement during the COVID-19 lockdown: The indirect effects of depression, anxiety, and insomnia in early, middle, and late adolescence.Journal of affective disorders · 2022Article
- The Influence of Reducing Clinical Practicum Anxiety on Nursing Professional Employment in Nursing Students with Low Emotional Stability.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Adaptability Protects University Students From Anxiety, Depression, and Insomnia During Remote Learning: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study From China.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Identifying Insomnia From Social Media Posts: Psycholinguistic Analyses of User Tweets.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Article
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- Using 24-h Heart Rate Variability to Investigate the Sleep Quality and Depression Symptoms of Medical Students.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
This study examined the relationship between the Big Five personality traits and insomnia symptoms in the general population. Additionally, the mediating role of anxiety and depression was examined. Participants (N = 625) completed online measures of the big five personality traits and insomnia severity. Insomnia symptoms were independently related to extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, anxiety and depression in univariate analysis. Linear regression determined conscientiousness and emotional stability to be the only traits predicting insomnia symptoms. However, these relationships were at least partially mediated by anxiety and depression. Whilst reduced levels of conscientiousness and emotional stability has previously associated with poor sleep and insomnia, the current outcomes shed light on the mechanisms which serve to mediate this relationship.
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