Associations of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study.
10.1186/s12199-021-01007-2
- Author:
Zheng REN
1
;
Xiumin ZHANG
2
;
Yue SHEN
3
;
Xiangrong LI
1
;
Minfu HE
1
;
Hong SHI
1
;
Hanfang ZHAO
1
;
Shuang ZHA
1
;
Shuyin QIAO
1
;
Yuyu LI
1
;
Yajiao PU
1
;
Xinwen FAN
1
;
Xia GUO
1
;
Hongjian LIU
4
Author Information
1. Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
2. Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China. xiu_min@jlu.edu.cn.
3. Department of Party and Mass Personnel, China Population Communication Center, Beijing, China.
4. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Adolescents;
Coping styles;
Negative life events;
Sleep quality
- MeSH:
Adaptation, Psychological;
Adolescent;
Child;
China;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Humans;
Life Change Events;
Psychology, Adolescent;
Psychology, Child;
Sleep
- From:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
2021;26(1):85-85
- CountryJapan
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Limited published research has examined the relationships of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality in Chinese junior high school students. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of poor sleep quality and to clarify the role of coping styles between negative life events and sleep quality.
METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 3081 students was conducted in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, Southeastern China. Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Checklist, Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire, and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index were applied to assess negative life events, coping styles, and sleep quality, respectively. Descriptive analyses, independent-samples t tests, one-way analyses of variance, Pearson correlation analyses, and structural equation modeling (SEM) were applied to analyze the data.
RESULTS:The prevalence of poor sleep quality was 26.7%. Negative life events (B = 0.038, P < 0.001) and negative coping style (B = 0.049, P < 0.001) demonstrated a positive association with poor sleep quality, while positive coping style indicated a negative association with poor sleep quality (B = -0.029, P < 0.001). Interactions of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality were not found (all P > 0.05). The association between negative life events and sleep quality was mediated by negative coping styles.
CONCLUSIONS:Our results indicated that poor sleep quality was common in these Chinese adolescents. Negative life events and negative coping style were associated with an increased prevalence of poor sleep quality, while the positive coping style was related to a decreased prevalence of poor sleep quality. A negative coping style mediated the association between negative life events and sleep quality.
