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<p>Sleep difficulties are common among young adults, and sleep quality is associated with cognitive and psychosocial functioning. The current study explored the role of perceived stress reactivity (PSR) in poor sleep quality concurrently and 30&#xa0;days later among young adults. Further, the study explored the contribution of domains of PSR (i.e., reactivity to failure, social evaluation, social conflict, work overload, and prolonged reactivity) to sleep quality accounting for psychological distress symptoms (i.e., anxiety, stress, and depression). A total of 141 young adults completed an electronic survey at baseline (T1) and 30&#xa0;days later (T2). Most participants reported poor sleep quality at both time points. Regression analyses indicated that accounting for gender, employment status, and stress symptoms, PSR was significantly associated with T1 sleep quality but not with sleep quality 30&#xa0;days later (T2). Of the domains of PSR, prolonged reactivity made a unique contribution to poor sleep quality at both T1 and T2. Future studies should explore the relationships among different components of PSR to changes in sleep quality over time and explore mediators and moderators of this relationship. Perceived stress reactivity may help further explain the association between stress and sleep problems in young adults. The study’s findings suggest the need to regularly assess sleep quality among young adults. Stress management and mindfulness-based interventions could reduce the risk of poor sleep in this group.</p>

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When stress steals sleep: The impact of perceived stress reactivity on young adults’ sleep quality

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    2026年2月17日

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  • Christine E. Smith-Mason,
  • Virginia Gil-Rivas

摘要

Sleep difficulties are common among young adults, and sleep quality is associated with cognitive and psychosocial functioning. The current study explored the role of perceived stress reactivity (PSR) in poor sleep quality concurrently and 30 days later among young adults. Further, the study explored the contribution of domains of PSR (i.e., reactivity to failure, social evaluation, social conflict, work overload, and prolonged reactivity) to sleep quality accounting for psychological distress symptoms (i.e., anxiety, stress, and depression). A total of 141 young adults completed an electronic survey at baseline (T1) and 30 days later (T2). Most participants reported poor sleep quality at both time points. Regression analyses indicated that accounting for gender, employment status, and stress symptoms, PSR was significantly associated with T1 sleep quality but not with sleep quality 30 days later (T2). Of the domains of PSR, prolonged reactivity made a unique contribution to poor sleep quality at both T1 and T2. Future studies should explore the relationships among different components of PSR to changes in sleep quality over time and explore mediators and moderators of this relationship. Perceived stress reactivity may help further explain the association between stress and sleep problems in young adults. The study’s findings suggest the need to regularly assess sleep quality among young adults. Stress management and mindfulness-based interventions could reduce the risk of poor sleep in this group.