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Sleep and Perceived Stress: An Exploratory Mediation Analysis of the Role of Self-Control and Resilience among University Students

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  • Silvia Aracely Tafoya

    (Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

  • Vania Aldrete-Cortez

    (Laboratory of Neuroscience and Cognitive Development, Psychology Department, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City 03920, Mexico)

  • Fabiola Tafoya-Ramos

    (Psychiatric Attention Services, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City 10200, Mexico)

  • Claudia Fouilloux-Morales

    (Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

  • Claudia Díaz-Olavarrieta

    (Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico)

Abstract

Background: High levels of stress are frequent in university education, and a lack of sleep has been reported to make students more vulnerable to stress. The mechanisms through which sleep harms students have not been sufficiently clarified; therefore, this study aimed to explore the mediating role of self-control and resilience in the relationship between sleep quality and duration and perceived stress. Methods: Of 32 first-year college students, 21 (78%) were women, with a mean age of 18.47 (±0.84). They responded to a self-administered survey that included questions on stress, resilience, and sleep quality and recorded their daily sleep duration using a wristband for six days. Results: Perceived stress was significantly correlated with resilience (r = −0.63), self-control (r = −0.46), sleep duration (r = −0.35), and lower sleep quality (r = 0.57). Path analysis revealed that self-control and resilience were partially mediated by sleep quality (R 2 = 0.62; p < 0.01) and completely mediated by sleep duration (R 2 = 0.46; p < 0.01). In both models, self-control had a direct effect on resilience and had a good-fit index. Conclusion: Being resilient seems to play a mediating role in the relationship between sleep and perceived stress; this ability can be favored by self-control, which is directly influenced by sleep.

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  • Silvia Aracely Tafoya & Vania Aldrete-Cortez & Fabiola Tafoya-Ramos & Claudia Fouilloux-Morales & Claudia Díaz-Olavarrieta, 2023. "Sleep and Perceived Stress: An Exploratory Mediation Analysis of the Role of Self-Control and Resilience among University Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(16), pages 1-9, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:16:p:6560-:d:1215417
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