Sleep attitudes as a predictor of sleep outcomes : a secondary data analysis

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Ruggiero, A., Peach, H. D., Zendels, P., & Gaultney, J. F. (2020). Sleep attitudes as a predictor of sleep outcomes : a secondary data analysis. Health Psychology And Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/doi:10.1080/21642850.2020.1852939
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Objectives: Attitudes have been widely studied as predictors of a number of social and health behaviors. However, attitudes predicting sleep outcomes have only recently been examined, despite sleep being conceptualized as an important health behavior. Prior research has demonstrated that attitudes toward sleep are associated with sleep hygiene, sleep duration and quality (Peach & Gaultney, 2017; Peach, Gaultney, Ruggiero, 2018). Sleep attitudes interact with varying demographic identities, such as age, gender, race, and perceived socioeconomic status (SES) (Ruggiero, Peach, & Gaultney, 2019). The present study hypothesized that (1) sleep attitudes would be indirectly associated with sleep outcomes (duration and quality) via sleep hygiene, and, (2) this indirect effect would be modified by specific demographic variables (age, gender, race, and perceived SES; moderated mediation).

Method: One hundred and seventy-two adults from the United States completed an anonymous survey on sleep characteristics and health.

Results: Results confirmed the first hypothesis, indicating that sleep attitudes were significantly and indirectly associated with both sleep duration and sleep quality via sleep hygiene. Additionally, gender and SES further modified these significant indirect effects, meaning hypothesis two was partially supported.

Conclusions: Results are discussed in terms of their implications for the importance and variability of sleep attitudes, and future research directions are considered.

Keywords: Sleep attitudes; health disparities; moderated mediation; sleep health; sleep hygiene.

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Sleep attitudes as a predictor of sleep outcomes : a secondary data analysis

Author(s)

Ruggiero, Aria
Peach, Hannah D.
Zendels, Philip
Gaultney, Jane F.

UNC Charlotte Affiliate Type

Graduate

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Online

Extent

1 online resource

Date Published

2020

Material Type

Journal article

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articles

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text

Abstract

Objectives: Attitudes have been widely studied as predictors of a number of social and health behaviors. However, attitudes predicting sleep outcomes have only recently been examined, despite sleep being conceptualized as an important health behavior. Prior research has demonstrated that attitudes toward sleep are associated with sleep hygiene, sleep duration and quality (Peach & Gaultney, 2017; Peach, Gaultney, Ruggiero, 2018). Sleep attitudes interact with varying demographic identities, such as age, gender, race, and perceived socioeconomic status (SES) (Ruggiero, Peach, & Gaultney, 2019). The present study hypothesized that (1) sleep attitudes would be indirectly associated with sleep outcomes (duration and quality) via sleep hygiene, and, (2) this indirect effect would be modified by specific demographic variables (age, gender, race, and perceived SES; moderated mediation). Method: One hundred and seventy-two adults from the United States completed an anonymous survey on sleep characteristics and health. Results: Results confirmed the first hypothesis, indicating that sleep attitudes were significantly and indirectly associated with both sleep duration and sleep quality via sleep hygiene. Additionally, gender and SES further modified these significant indirect effects, meaning hypothesis two was partially supported. Conclusions: Results are discussed in terms of their implications for the importance and variability of sleep attitudes, and future research directions are considered. Keywords: Sleep attitudes; health disparities; moderated mediation; sleep health; sleep hygiene.

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Sleep
Health attitudes

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Health psychology and behavioral medicine

Volume

Vol. 8, no. 1

Beginning Page Number

623

Ending Page Number

635

Language

English

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doi:10.1080/21642850.2020.1852939

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8114357/

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