Sleep Behavior and Coping Style in Chronic Insomniacs
- VernacularTitle:慢性失眠症患者的应对方式和睡眠行为特征对照研究
- Author:
Rengang WU
;
Chungai ZHANG
;
Jun DENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
psychiatry chronic insomnia case-control studies sleep behavior coping style locus of control
- From:
Chinese Mental Health Journal
2002;0(10):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To compare the sleep behaviors and the coping styles between chronic insomniacs and normal sleepers.Methods:The self-made questionnaire of sleep behaviors (including the irrational beliefs and attitudes toward sleep, the dysfunctional sleep behaviors and anxiety on evening),the coping styles and the internal-external locus of control(I-E) score were administered to 62 chronic insomniacs and 62 normal sleeper matched by age and sex.Results:The irrational beliefs and attitudes toward sleep, the dysfunctional sleep behaviors, the anxiety on evening, and the scores of I-E and of the self-blame in coping style were higher in the chronic insomniacs than in normal controls. The scores of problem-solving of the chronic insomniacs were lower than that of the normal controls. Regression analysis indicated the irrational beliefs about sleep and the dysfunctional sleep behaviors were associated with problem-solving and I-E scores.Conclusions:Chronic insomnia group has irrational beliefs and attitudes toward sleep, they have more dysfunctional sleep behaviors and higher anxiety on evening. Their ability of problem-solving is impaired and they incline to attribute their fate to external control.
