Effects of COVID-19-Related Anxiety and Sleep Problems on Loneliness and Feelings of School Refusal in Adolescents

Okajima, Isa; Honda, Yukako; Semba, Osamu; Kiyota, Yoji; Tani, Yasuo

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.918417

Cited by 8 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 34 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…For health workers, infection anxiety was associated with worse sleep problems and the subsequent mental health issues [18]. However, infection anxiety did not affect sleep problems, loneliness, and school refusal in adolescents [19]. Although both studies were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is noteworthy that the results showed different effects of infection anxiety on sleep problems in a given population.…”

Section: Measurements Of Anxiety About Infectionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Two studies have examined the relationship between anxiety about infection, measured by SAVE-9 or SAVE-6, and sleep problems [18,19]. The results of these two studies are inconsistent.…”

Section: Measurements Of Anxiety About Infectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In January 2020, a case of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19) was reported in Wuhan, China. Since then, COVID-19 has been raging around the world and the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it to be a pandemic [1].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Is COVID-Somnia Fact or Fiction?

Okajima

2022

Sleep Med Res

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Over 2 years have passed since the COVID-19 outbreak, and perceptions of coronavirus and lifestyles have changed. The purpose of this study was to review how sleep problems during the COVID-19 pandemic, commonly known as ‘COVID-somnia,’ are interpreted. In a systematic review of cross-sectional studies, the prevalence rate of COVID-somnia has been reported to be 35.7% for people with insomniac symptoms. However, the prevalence of insomnia symptoms did not significantly increase in longitudinal studies. It has also been reported that 50% of individuals with COVID-somnia improved after 5 months. Thus, COVID-insomnia is probably a mixed concept, consisting of conventional chronic insomnia and temporary insomnia. It is possible that most cases are illusory and only a few people actually are going to suffer from an insomnia disorder. For the chronic insomnia, cognitive behavioral therapy is effective. Temporary insomnia is likely to decrease with accurate knowledge of the coronavirus and effective infection control strategies. In the future, it is necessary not only to examine the prevalence of insomniacs during COVID-19, but also to examine the proportion of insomniacs with high anxiety about infection and its impact on daily functioning.

show abstract

Section: Measurements Of Anxiety About Infectionmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Two studies have examined the relationship between anxiety about infection, measured by SAVE-9 or SAVE-6, and sleep problems [18,19]. The results of these two studies are inconsistent.…”

Section: Measurements Of Anxiety About Infectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Is COVID-Somnia Fact or Fiction?

Okajima

2022

Sleep Med Res

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…One meta-analytic study showed that insomnia is an important antecedent variable of depression and anxiety [ 36 ], and during the COVID-19 pandemic, anxiety and insomnia symptoms were common [ 37 , 38 ]. The stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic could affect depression directly and indirectly via insomnia [ 39 ]. In a national longitudinal study, insomnia was observed to play a mediating role between anxiety and depression [ 40 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Hope Buffers the Effect of Fear of COVID-19 on Depression among College Students: Insomnia as a Mediator

Yao

Lin

et al. 2023

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: In the period of the global pandemic, psychophysical problems induced by the fear of COVID-19 among college students deserve attention since the dormitory environment in college greatly increases the possibility of COVID-19 infection. Methods: A hypothesized mediated moderation model was to be verified using a cross-sectional study among 2453 college students. Fear of COVID-19, insomnia, hope, and depression were assessed by using the relevant scales. Results: (1) The fear of COVID-19 was positively correlated to depression (β = 0.365, t = 5.553, 95% CI = [0.236, 0.494]); (2) hope moderated the influence of the fear of COVID-19 on depression (β = −0.093, t = −4.066, 95% CI = [−0.137, −0.048]), as well as on insomnia (β = −0.095, t = −4.841, 95% CI = [−0.133, −0.056]); and (3) the mediated moderation model with hope as the moderator and insomnia as the full mediating variable between fear of COVID-19 and depression was verified (β = −0.060, 95% CI = [−0.093, −0.028]). Conclusions: The findings suggest that hope is a vital mechanism to explain the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and depression in early adulthood. In practical application, mental health practitioners should focus on boosting hope and alleviating insomnia when addressing COVID-19-related depression issues among college students.

show abstract

“…Adolescence is especially sensitive to stress exposures and vulnerable to the negative influence of the COVID-19 pandemic (Berger et al, 2021;Cao et al, 2022). Extant studies have confirmed the negative influence of the pandemic on mental health of adolescents (Wu et al, 2021;Okajima et al, 2022). Notably, the influence of the pandemic on mental health not only works during the pandemic but also has long-term mental health consequences after the pandemic and lockdown (Awan et al, 2021;Cao et al, 2022).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Role of emotion regulation capacities in affective state among Chinese high school students in the post-pandemic era of COVID-19

Wang¹,

Chu

Dai

2022

Front. Psychol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ObjectivePsychological wellbeing and emotion regulation skills of vulnerable adolescents have been severely threatened by the long-term impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to seek out the potentially effective emotion regulation strategies to minimize the mental health risk of adolescents during the COVID-19 post-pandemic era.MethodsA total of 436 high school students aged 16.07 ± 1.08 years were included in this cross-sectional study to complete questionnaires to self-report socio-demographic information, positive and negative affect state, and emotional regulation abilities. Student's t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used for intergroup comparisons among socio-demographic variables. Pearson's correlation analysis was used for evaluating the association between each emotion regulation strategy and positivity or negativity. Multiple stepwise linear regression analysis was used for the determination of the predictors for adolescents' positivity and negativity.ResultsAdolescents' affect was influenced by multiple emotion regulation strategies, including cognitive reappraisal, acceptance and engagement, difficulty in awareness, acceptance, and modification of emotions after adjusting for a range of socio-demographic variables.ConclusionOverall, our findings highlight the importance of emotional regulation strategies in the modulation of the mental health of the vulnerable youth population in China during the COVID-19 crisis. In view of the continuous, multifaceted influence on adolescents' mental health of the ongoing pandemic, more effort should be made to leverage emotion regulation strategies to benefit their coping abilities.

show abstract

Effects of COVID-19-Related Anxiety and Sleep Problems on Loneliness and Feelings of School Refusal in Adolescents

Cited by 8 publications

References 34 publications

Is COVID-Somnia Fact or Fiction?

Is COVID-Somnia Fact or Fiction?

Hope Buffers the Effect of Fear of COVID-19 on Depression among College Students: Insomnia as a Mediator

Role of emotion regulation capacities in affective state among Chinese high school students in the post-pandemic era of COVID-19

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About