Association of personality and sleep quality with psychological distress of junior and senior high school stduents
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2026005
- VernacularTitle:性格和睡眠质量与中学生心理困扰的相关性
- Author:
ZHENG Lijuan*, WU Wenwen, XIANG Weiwei, LU Juanjuan, YANG Handong, MIN Xinwen, HE Peigen, LI Dongfeng, CHEN Jishun, XU Hao
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Author Information
1. Department of Cardiology(Hubei Clinical Research Center of Hypertension), Sinopharm Dongfeng General Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan 442001, Hubei Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Character;
Sleep;
Mental health;
Linear models;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2026;47(1):65-69
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the effects of personality and sleep quality with psychological distress of junior and senior high school stduents, so as to provide a reference basis for precise interventions of junior and senior high school students mental health.
Methods:In October 2023, a convenience sampling method was used to select 9 034 students aged 12-17 from Shiyan City as the study subjects. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) were used to collect information on sleep quality and psychological distress of junior and senior high school stduents. Between group comparison was conducted by using t-test and Chi-square test. Generalized linear models were employed to analyze the interaction and joint effects of personality and sleep quality on psychological distress.
Results:The generalized linear model analysis showed that the interaction between personality and sleep quality on psychological distress was statistically significant of junior and senior high school students(effect size=0.80, P <0.01). The general linear model analysis indicated that, after adjusting for variables such as age, gender, screen time, and daily sitting time with the extroverted and good sleep quality group as the reference, the introverted and poor sleep quality group had the largest mean difference in psychological distress scores (difference=0.51, P <0.05). When stratified by sleep quality, psychological distress scores were higher in the introverted and neutral personality groups with both poor and good sleep quality compared to the extroverted group (poor sleep quality: introverted difference=3.71, neutral difference=1.14; good sleep quality: introverted difference=2.23, neutral difference=0.57, all P < 0.05). When stratified by personality, psychological distress scores were higher in the poor sleep quality groups for introverted, neutral, and extroverted individuals compared to their good sleep quality counterparts (differences=8.66, 7.83, 7.34, all P < 0.05 ).
Conclusions:Personality and sleep quality have interactive and joint effects on psychological distress of junior and senior high school stduents. Personalized psychological interventions should be developed based on personality and sleep quality.
