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Sleep Pattern Is Related to Mental Health among Chinese Collegiate Student Athletes

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  • Wei Wei

    (School of Physical Education, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, China
    Department of Physical Education, Hohai University, 1 Xikang Road, Nanjing 210098, China)

  • Weimin Liu

    (School of Physical Education, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyu Road, Wuhan 430079, China)

Abstract

Regarding the association between sleep and napping duration and mental health in young and older adults, some studies indicated a positive association, while others indicated a negative, or no, association between them. Moreover, collegiate student athletes have different mental health stressors, such as training pressure, improving sports performance, and relationships with coaches. Therefore, sleep is important for athletes. Whether sleep duration is related to their mental health is unclear. Thus, this study aimed to examine the association between nighttime sleep duration, daytime napping duration, and mental health among collegiate student athletees. This cross-sectional study included 700 college athletes. Sleep and daytime napping durations were assessed using a self-reported questionnaire. The Zung Self-rating Depression Scale and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 assessed mental health. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the adjusted association between sleep duration and mental health. In this study, the odds ratios for depression and anxiety symptoms were significantly higher for short sleep duration (<7 h). Additionally, a significant positive association was found between daytime napping duration and the prevalence of depression. This study indicates that short nighttime sleep and long daytime napping duration may be risk factors for collegiate student athletes’ mental health, having important implications for educators and coaches.

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  • Wei Wei & Weimin Liu, 2022. "Sleep Pattern Is Related to Mental Health among Chinese Collegiate Student Athletes," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:8961-:d:869785
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