Abstract

Sleep and mental health are intrinsically intertwined, but not every individual with problems sleeping develops a mental health disorder. This study examined the association among chronotypes, resilience, sleep quality and mental health symptoms amongst otherwise healthy individuals. Two hundred adults (Mage = 27.75 ± 5.11, 68% female) with no previous diagnosis of mental illness were recruited and filled in a set of questionnaires measuring chronotypes, sleep quality, depression and anxiety symptoms. The findings from the path analysis showed that the morning type had a statistically significant direct effect on a range of sleep quality indices. These included better subjective sleep quality, shortened sleep latency, and fewer daytime dysfunctions, as well as a higher level of resilience. However, it did not significantly affect depression and anxiety symptoms. In addition, the morning type had statistically significant indirect effects on a higher level of resilience and fewer depression and anxiety symptoms through the mediating effect of sleep quality indices. Findings from this study support that morning type is associated with better resilience and psychological health, which is mediated through better sleep quality.

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Title
Mediating roles of sleep quality and resilience in the relationships between chronotypes and mental health symptoms
Author
Poon, Kean 1 ; Ho, Mimi S. H. 2 ; Tai, Alan P. L. 2 ; Leung, Mei-Kei 3 ; Chan, Meanne C. M. 4 ; Lau, Way K. W. 5 

 The University of New South Wales, School of Education, Sydney, Australia (GRID:grid.1005.4) (ISNI:0000 0004 4902 0432) 
 The Education University of Hong Kong, Department of Special Education and Counselling, Hong Kong, China (GRID:grid.419993.f) (ISNI:0000 0004 1799 6254) 
 Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Department of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong, China (GRID:grid.445012.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 0643 7658) 
 Lingnan University of Hong Kong, Wofoo Joseph Lee Consulting and Counselling Psychology Research Centre, Tuen Mun, China (GRID:grid.411382.d) (ISNI:0000 0004 1770 0716) 
 Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Department of Health Sciences, Hong Kong, China (GRID:grid.461944.a) (ISNI:0000 0004 1790 898X) 
Pages
5874
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2955124621
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2024. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.