Chronic stress exposure, social support, and sleep quality among African Americans: findings from the National Survey of American Life-Reinterview.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study was to determine whether social support from extended family and church members moderate the association between chronic stress exposure and sleep quality in a nationally representative sample of African American adults.

Design

Data from African American respondents aged 18 and older were drawn from the National Survey of American Life-Reinterview. The analytic sample for this study included 1,372 African American adults who attended religious services at least a few times a year, as the church-based relationship measures were only assessed for these individuals. Self-reported sleep quality was assessed by sleep satisfaction, trouble falling asleep, and restless sleep. Chronic stress exposure was measured by a nine-item index. OLS and logi

SUBMITTER: Nguyen AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11272438 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature