Positive affect, psychological well-being, and good sleep

Steptoe, Andrew; O’Donnell, Katie; Marmot, Michael; Wardle, Jane

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2007.11.008

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“…One should note that LeBlanc et al [32] also found that extroversion levels were higher in the group of individuals who slept well compared to the group of individuals with insomnia, which as we reported in our study, showed a substantial relationship with the measure of sleep loss over worry we privileged. In a sample of 736 individuals (250 women) aged 58 to 72 years, Steptoe, O'Donnell, Marmot and Wardle [33], have observed that the positive affect and sleep problems were negatively correlated, even when the effects of age and sex were controlled.…”

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Don't worry, sleep well: predictors of sleep loss over worry

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Gomes

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Sleep Biol. Rhythms

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declare that they have no conflict of interest. AbstractIn this study, our aim was to explore the relationship between sleep quality/quantity, chronotype, pre-sleep arousal, arousability, stress, coping, neuroticism, extraversion, mood/affect, perceived health and sleep loss due to worry in college students. A total of 713 students (mean age=19.29±1.256 years) completed a set of questionnaires that assessed sleep loss over worry (item from the General Health Questionnaire), other sleep-wake aspects (e.g., habitual sleep duration, sleep needs, sleep depth, subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, night awakenings, daytime sleepiness, sleep flexibility, sleep reactivity to stress), pre-sleep arousal (cognitive/somatic arousal), arousability, coping, neuroticism, extraversion, perceived physical/mental health, academic stress, and positive/negative affect. Sleep disturbance due to worry was reported by 40.6% of females and 19.2% of male students. It was significantly correlated with perceived health and the majority of sleep-wake variables. Almost all correlations between the psychological traits under study and sleep loss over worry were significant. Results from the stepwise regression analyses, however, showed that only cognitive arousal (β=.353; p<.001), perceived academic stress (β=.129; p<.01), arousability (β=.127; p<.01), worry tendency (β =.153; p<.001), gender (β =.118; p<.01), and perceived physical health (β=-.093; p<.01) were significant predictors of sleep loss over worry.Together, these variables accounted for 40.3% of the total variance in sleep disturbance due to worry. Our findings suggest that cognitive arousal, academic stress, arousability, tendency to worry, gender and perceived physical health may be important determinants of sleep loss over worry. These results may have important implications for prevention and intervention to improve sleep quality in young adults.

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Don't worry, sleep well: predictors of sleep loss over worry

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Gomes

Ferreira

et al. 2016

Sleep Biol. Rhythms

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“…We suspect that enduring (versus momentary) measures of PPWB are most likely to be associated with health outcomes, especially for incident disease. Some researchers have tried to address these concerns by averaging across multiple assessments of positive affect with ecological momentary assessment (Steptoe, O'Donnell, Badrick, et al, 2008;Steptoe, O'Donnell, Marmot, & Wardle, 2008;. Indeed, one study from this group compared the biological correlates of positive affect measured via ecological momentary assessment with the biological correlates of positive affect measured via a one-time self-report (Steptoe et al, 2007).…”

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“…Depression was also associated with an increased risk of sleep problems in this study. In cross-sectional studies, individuals with greater eudaimonic well-being also tend to report enhanced sleep quality and fewer sleep problems (e.g., Steptoe, O'Donnell, Marmot, & Wardle, 2008).…”

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The heart's content: The association between positive psychological well-being and cardiovascular health.

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Kubzansky

2012

Psychological Bulletin

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This review investigates the association between positive psychological well-being (PPWB) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). We also consider the mechanisms by which PPWB may be linked with CVD, focusing on the health behaviors (e.g., smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity, sleep quality and quantity, and food consumption) and biological functions (e.g., cardiovascular, inflammatory, and metabolic processes) that are most relevant for cardiovascular health. Because PPWB is a broad concept, not all aspects of PPWB may be associated with cardiovascular health. Thus, we distinguish between eudaimonic well-being, hedonic well-being, optimism, and other measures of well-being when reviewing the literature. Findings suggest that PPWB protects consistently against CVD, independently of traditional risk factors and ill-being. Specifically, optimism is most robustly associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular events. In general, PPWB is also positively associated with restorative health behaviors and biological function and inversely associated with deteriorative health behaviors and biological function. Cardiovascular health is more consistently associated with optimism and hedonic well-being than with eudaimonic well-being, although this could be due in part to more limited evidence being available concerning eudaimonic well-being. Some similarities were also evident across different measures of PPWB, which is likely due to measurement overlap. A theoretical context for this research is provided, and suggestions for future research are given, including the need for additional prospective investigations and research that includes multiple constructs of psychological well-being and ill-being.Keywords: cardiovascular disease, health behaviors, biological function, eudaimonic well-being, hedonic well-being Scholars have long recognized the connection between mental health and physical health. From the ancient Roman poet Juvenal who declared, "A healthy mind in a healthy body," to early 20th century psychoanalysts who investigated the connection between mental states and physiology (Menninger & Menninger, 1936), and to researchers in the late 20th century seeking to identify disease-prone personalities (H. S. Friedman & Booth-Kewley, 1987;Rosenman et al., 1964), the complex relationship between psychological attributes and physical ailments has been the subject of fascination across time. Although past research has predominantly focused on the relationship between poor psychological functioning (e.g., anxiety, depression, hostility) and physical health, increasing research also suggests that a protective relationship exists between positive psychological functioning and physical health (Diener & Chan, 2011;Pressman & Cohen, 2005). Because the effects of psychological well-being and psychological ill-being are not merely opposites of one another and the absence of one does not necessarily indicate the presence of the other (Ryff et al., 2006;Ryff & Singer, 1998), it is critical to consider each separately in rel...

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“…We echo the importance of studying these intermediary processes and also believe it is possible to extend this line of thinking to psychological processes. Higher quality of life, for example, is associated with lower body mass index, lower basal concentrations of C-reactive protein (Steptoe, Demakakos, de Oliveira, & Wardle, 2012), better sleep (Steptoe, O'Donnell, Marmot, & Wardle, 2008), and decreased risk for early death (Netuveli, Pikhart, Bobak, & Blane, 2012). When we study relationships and quality of life, then, we are studying a psychological intermediary in the chain from relationships to distal health outcomes.…”

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Relationships and Health: The Critical Role of Affective Science

Sbarra

Coan

2018

Emotion Review

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High-quality social relationships predict a range of positive health outcomes, but no broadly accepted theory can explain the mechanisms of action in this area. The central argument of this paper is that affective science can provide keys for integrating the diverse array of theoretical models concerning relationships and health. From nine prominent theories, we cull four components of relational affect that link social resources to healthrelated outcomes. This component model holds promise for integrating research from the different theoretical perspectives and for generating new, mechanistic questions about connection between relationships and health. The paper closes by outlining three empirical study ideas that illustrate ways in which the different components can be studied together in the context of mechanism-focused research.

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Positive affect, psychological well-being, and good sleep

Cited by 376 publications

References 42 publications

Don't worry, sleep well: predictors of sleep loss over worry

Don't worry, sleep well: predictors of sleep loss over worry

The heart's content: The association between positive psychological well-being and cardiovascular health.

Relationships and Health: The Critical Role of Affective Science

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