Sleep quality mediates the association between chronotype and mental health in young Indian adults.

ABSTRACT: There is increasing recognition of 'higher preference for eveningness' as a potential independent risk factor for poor mental health. To examine the chronotype-mental health relationship while also quantifying the potential roles of poor sleep quality, relevant personality traits, and childhood trauma, we assessed 282 young adults (18-40 years; 195 females) residing in North India, between January and March 2023 (to control for seasonal variation), using self-report measures of diurnal preference, sleep patterns, mental health (depression, anxiety, and stress), personality traits (extraversion, neuroticism, schizotypy, and impulsivity), and childhood trauma. The results showed a significant association between eveningness and poor mental health but this association was fully mediated by po

SUBMITTER: Chauhan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11196584 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature