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ArticleJournal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine2020

Sex differences in the association between social relationships and insomnia symptoms.

Kyungmee Park, Daol Cho, Eun Lee, Junsol Kim, Jee-Seon Shim, Yoosik Youm, Suk Kyoon An, Kee Namkoong, Hyeon Chang Kim

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Article in Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Kyungmee ParkDepartment of Psychiatry and Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Daol ChoYonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Eun LeeDepartment of Psychiatry and Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Junsol KimDepartment of Sociology, Yonsei University College of Social Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
Jee-Seon ShimDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yoosik YoumDepartment of Sociology, Yonsei University College of Social Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
Suk Kyoon AnDepartment of Psychiatry and Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Kee NamkoongDepartment of Psychiatry and Institute of Behavioral Science in Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Hyeon Chang KimDepartment of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yonsei University · KRSeverance Hospital · KR

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objectivesSocial relationships are an understudied factor affecting insomnia. In particular, these effects have not been evaluated in the context of sex differences. In this study, we investigated differences between sexes with regard to the association between insomnia symptoms and social relationships.

methodsWe used data from 2681 middle-aged adults (aged 40-64 years; females, 68.8%) from the Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Etiology Research Center project. Insomnia symptoms were defined as difficulty with sleep induction or maintenance ≥3 nights per week. We assessed social network size and bridging potentials as indicators of social relationships. Social network size is a quantitative measure of the size of social relationships, and bridging potential is a qualitative indicator of the diversity and independence of these relationships. Multivariate regression analysis controlling for confounding factors was performed to evaluate associations between social relationships and insomnia symptoms.

resultsSmaller social network size was significantly associated with sleep induction (adjusted odds ratio = 0.866, P = .015) and sleep maintenance (adjusted odds ratio = 0.862, P = .015) difficulties, but only in men. Poor bridging potential was also associated with sleep induction (adjusted odds ratio = 0.321, P = .024) and maintenance (adjusted odds ratio = 0.305, P = .031) difficulties only in men. For women, social relationship variables were not significantly associated with insomnia symptoms.

conclusionsThe association between insomnia symptoms and social relationships varied by sex, as noted by statistical analyses accounting for covariates affecting insomnia symptoms. These results suggest that qualitative assessments of social relationship variables should be considered in clinical practice, since these variables can be interpreted differently for men and women.

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Sleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersAdultFemaleHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioSex CharacteristicsSleepbridging potentialinsomniasex differencesocial network sizesocial relationship

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PMID32713419
PMCPMC8034209
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