Loneliness and sleep in the American Indian Blackfeet community

John‐Henderson, Neha A.; Oosterhoff, Benjamin; Kothe, Karalee M.; Kampf, Taylor D.; Hall, Brad; Johnson, Lester R.; Lafromboise, Mary Ellen; Malatare, Melveena; Salois, Emily Matt; Adams, Alexandra; Carter, Jason R.

doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2021.04.005

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“…Older adults who are detached from relevant others often experience significant levels of loneliness, which has been underscored as a prime risk factor for poor emotional functioning and psychological distress 12 , 60 mainly due to negative perceptions of the social environment, lack of confidence, and poor self-esteem. Increased levels of mental dysfunction are frequently and statistically related to severe sleep difficulties in old age 30 , 58 . Thus, the growth of loneliness and the associated mental distress sequelae in old age may lead to intense suboptimal quality sleep 14 .…”

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“…In addition, two systematic reviews of nine and 51 studies each concluded that mental health problems such as depression and anxiety increase sleep disturbance 28,29 . In turn, loneliness and mental distress have been shown in multiple crosssectional and longitudinal studies to be associated with an increased risk of poor sleep, although the relationship could be bidirectional [30][31][32] . Thus, there is a possibility that poor sleep quality may lead to loneliness and social isolation, particularly in later life.…”

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A two-mediator serial mediation chain of the association between social isolation and impaired sleep in old age

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Poor sleep is a long-term public health issue that has become increasingly prevalent among socially isolated older adults. However, research on the mechanisms explaining the link between social isolation and impaired sleep (IS) remains limited, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This study explored the serial mediating effects of loneliness and mental distress on the association of social isolation with IS among Ghanaian older adults. We analyzed data from 1201 adults aged ≥ 50 from Ghana's AgeHeaPsyWel–HeaSeeB study (mean age = 66.14, SD = 11.85, age range = 50–111; women = 63.28%). Measures included the UCLA 3-item Loneliness Scale, modified Berkman–Syme Social Network Index, Sleep Quality Scale, and Mental Distress Questionnaire. We used bootstrapping techniques from Hayes’ PROCESS macro program to estimate the hypothesized serial mediation. Social isolation was significantly associated with IS (β = 0.242, p < 0.001). Crucially, social isolation indirectly predicted IS via three significant mediating pathways. Loneliness accounted for 17.6% (β = 0.054, CI = 0.096, 0.016), mental distress accounted for 6.5% (β = 0.020, 95% CI = 0.004, 0.040), and loneliness and mental distress accounted for 32.2% (β = 0.099, 95% CI = 0.065, 0.138) of the overall effect. The total mediating effect was 56.4%. These findings suggest that the social isolation-sleep link is respectively and serially explained by loneliness and mental distress. Social integrative interventions for sleep quality in old age should target mental and emotional well-being.

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A two-mediator serial mediation chain of the association between social isolation and impaired sleep in old age

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“…"A pervasive urge to develop and sustain at least a minimum number of permanent, positive, and substantial interpersonal relationships" is what this urge to belong implies. As a result, people who have continuous issues forming and maintaining satisfactory relationships with others, and hence have difficulty meeting their belongingness requirements, are more prone to feel deprived, manifesting as disturbances like loneliness, despair, anxiety, and rage (Henderson et al, 2021).…”

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“…In addition to biological factors, the environment and social relationships seem to have an effect on sleep quality (Shochat et al, 2014). Sleep quality issues are more common among people who are socially isolated or otherwise unhappy with their social relationships, so loneliness plays a key part on sleep quality (Henderson et al, 2021). In a study conducted by Smith et al, (2012), there was a notable positive relationship between loneliness and sleep quality related issues.…”

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The Impact of Psychological Factors on Sleep Quality among Public University Students in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Anandavelu¹,

Ma’rof²,

Abdullah³

2022

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A good night's sleep is essential for human mental and physical health, and chronic sleep deprivation has been related to impaired neurobehavioral function. This study aims to determine the relationship between internet addiction, loneliness, and cognitive workload on sleep quality among public university students in Klang Valley. A total of 400 respondents involved from three public universities in Klang valley. A self-administered questionnaire was used as a tool for data collection. The result revealed that most of the respondents had moderate level of internet addiction, loneliness, and cognitive workload. Meanwhile, the result also showed that majority of the respondents scored low level severity of sleep quality. In addition, cognitive workload, loneliness and internet addiction were positively correlated with sleep quality issues. Multiple regression analysis showed that loneliness and cognitive workload were significant predictors of sleep quality issues among the students with cognitive workload as the strongest predictor. This study concluded that undergraduate students' cognitive workload, loneliness and internet addiction were important in influencing the undergraduate students' sleep quality issues. By understanding the impact of these psychological factors on sleep quality particularly among the undergraduate students, it helped to minimize the possibility of undergraduate students' sleep quality issues in order to promote and maintain a healthy lifestyle for them. Thus, the impact and implications of this study will be discussed.

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“…Sleep, as a behavior or process, is implicated in each of these conditions [ [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] ]. In our previous work done in partnership with the Blackfeet community prior to the onset of the pandemic, we found that in a sample of Blackfeet adults, average sleep duration was only 6 h [ 41 ], and short sleep duration is defined as less than 7 h of sleep in a 24-h period [ 42 ]. As such, it is possible that sleep is a behavior which may contribute to existing health disparities in the Blackfeet community, and changes in sleep in response to life events may exacerbate already high incidence of chronic mental and physical health conditions.…”

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