ERIC Number: EJ1456964
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
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Illness Uncertainty, Cognitive-Emotional Arousal, and Sleep Outcomes among Emerging Adults with a Chronic Medical Condition
Rachel S. Fisher; Taylor M. Dattilo; Katherine A. Traino; Lucia Ciciolla; John M. Chaney; Larry L. Mullins
Journal of American College Health, v73 n1 p390-398 2025
Objective: Investigate the sleep hygiene and quality of emerging adults with a CMC compared to healthy peers as well as potential predictors of sleep quality. Participants: College students with and without a CMC (n = 137 per group; aged 18-23 years) at a Midwestern university. Methods: Participants reported on anxious and depressive symptoms, sleep quality, sleep hygiene, and illness uncertainty. Results: College students with a CMC reported poorer sleep quality (Adolescent Sleep Quality Scale-Revised) and hygiene (Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale-Revised) than the non-CMC group. The indirect effect of internalizing symptoms on sleep quality via cognitive-emotional arousal was only significant in the CMC. Illness uncertainty demonstrated a significant indirect effect on sleep quality though the consecutive influence of internalizing symptoms and cognitive-emotional arousal. Conclusions: Emerging adults with CMCs may experience poorer sleep outcomes than peers. Illness uncertainty, internalizing symptoms, and cognitive-emotional arousal appear relevant to sleep outcomes, suggesting clinical implications for these constructs.
Descriptors: Sleep, Chronic Illness, College Students, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Peer Groups, Comparative Analysis, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Student Attitudes, Cognitive Processes, Emotional Response, Rating Scales
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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