Are you Lonesome Tonight? Ecological Momentary Assessment of Evening Loneliness, Worry, and Actigraphic Sleep in Adolescents

Behavioral Sleep Medicine, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 13

Published: April 29, 2025

This study aims to evaluate the association between ecological assessment experience of loneliness and nocturnal sleep in a sample healthy adolescents investigate potential mediating role pre-sleep worry this relationship. Each evening, participants completed an electronic diary including items assessing worry. The time administration was set on individual basis capture actual pre-bed experience. Sleep parameters were assessed using actigraphy. Analyses conducted 72 (53.9% boys; Mage = 15.65; SD 1.32) 535 nights. Multilevel structural equation modeling indicated that within person fluctuations over period predicted shorter duration through mediation high (B -1.634, p .027); More specifically, at level, significantly positively related .131, .001), which turn negatively -12.502, .028).One step increase loneliness-associated decrease 12 minutes duration. path not influenced by anxiety gender differences adjusted analysis. Results other significant. Findings suggest adolescents' experienced bedtime may influence Sleep-promoting interventions benefit from targeting cognitions.

Language: Английский

A More Connected Future: How Social Connection, Interdisciplinary Approaches, and New Technology Will Shape the Affective Science of Loneliness, a Commentary on the Special Issue

Affective Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(3), P. 217 - 221

Published: Sept. 1, 2024

Language: Английский

Social connectedness and sleep in Blackfeet American Indian adults

Sleep Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 1, 2024

Language: Английский