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

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.

Study of Sleep Behaviour of Adolescent Athletes Sports School Malaysia Sabah

“…Gender differences in sleep behavior indicate that gender can affect one's sleep behavior. Sleep behavior can indirectly predict the quality of one's sleep (Ruggiero et al, 2020).…”

Gender differences affecting the relationship between sleep attitudes, sleep behaviors and sleep outcomes

“…Recent work has reported sleep attitudes to successfully predict sleep hygiene, and sleep outcomes indirectly via sleep hygiene (A. Ruggiero et al, 2020). Sleep attitudes refer to one's perception of the value and utility of sleep, as well as their preference for sleeping over engaging in other activities (Peach & Gaultney, 2017).…”

“…Sleep attitudes can indirectly predict sleep outcomes through sleep hygiene practices (A. Ruggiero et al, 2020). Recent findings suggest that demographic variables, such as age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status (SES), likely moderate the relationship between sleep attitudes and sleep hygiene, thus affecting the indirect pathway (A.…”

“…Recent findings suggest that demographic variables, such as age, gender, race, and socioeconomic status (SES), likely moderate the relationship between sleep attitudes and sleep hygiene, thus affecting the indirect pathway (A. Ruggiero et al, 2020). Many health behaviors, including coping, treatment seeking, smoking and exercise, exhibit gender differences (Gibbons et al, 2012;O'Hea et al, 2003), leading to the inclusion of gender as a possible mediator.…”

Exploring Variations in Sleep Perception: Comparative Study of Chatbot Sleep Logs and Fitbit Sleep Data

“…Women also have better objective sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleep efficiency than men; however, they report poor sleep [41]. One study reported that subjective sleep quality was low in women [42]. In Australia, men stated that they think that their quality of sleep is better than that of women [43], and a report in China based on a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) survey suggested that women have worse quality of sleep than men [44].…”