ArticleThe journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences2021
Rumination and Sleep Quality Among Older Adults: Examining the Role of Social Support.
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- The relationship between work-family conflict and job satisfaction for preschool teachers in rural China: a moderated mediation model.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Social support as a mediator between anxiety and quality of sleep among Chinese parents of special children.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Sleep Deficiency in the Elderly.Clinics in chest medicine · 2022Review
- Association of social support with negative emotions among Chinese adolescents during Omicron-related lockdown of Shenzhen City: The roles of rumination and sleep quality.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Psychological Wellbeing, Worry, and Resilience-Based Coping during COVID-19 in Relation to Sleep Quality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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objectivesAlthough the adverse link between rumination and sleep quality is well established, much of the literature neglects the role of social factors. This study examined the role of older adults' perceived social support from spouses and from family/friends in modifying the association between trait rumination and sleep quality. Existing hypotheses suggest that social support may play 3 unique roles, each tested within the current study: (H1) support may act as a protective factor that buffers negative effects of rumination on sleep quality, (H2) support may curtail rumination and, in turn, promote sleep quality, and (H3) rumination may erode support and, in turn, undermine sleep quality.
methodData came from 86 partnered older adults in independent-living or retirement communities (Mage = 75.70 years). We utilized 3 waves of interview data collected annually between 2017 and 2019. The first hypothesis was tested using moderation in multilevel models; the second 2 hypotheses were evaluated with prospective associations using multilevel mediation.
resultsNegative effects of high-trait rumination on time-varying sleep quality were attenuated among those who reported high, stable levels of support from their spouses. Perceived family/friend support did not yield the same protective effect. There was no evidence that support preempted, or was eroded by, rumination. DISCUSSION: Perceived spousal support may act as a psychosocial resource that mitigates negative effects of trait rumination on older adults' sleep quality. Interventions aimed at mitigating maladaptive outcomes of rumination on sleep quality for older adults should consider spousal support as a key target.
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