Investigating insomnia as a cross-sectional and longitudinal predictor of loneliness: Findings from six samples.

ABSTRACT: Loneliness has been repeatedly associated with sleep problems; however, there is a dearth of research examining the prospective relationship between insomnia and loneliness, as well as this association controlling for other psychiatric symptoms. This study evaluated the cross-sectional and prospective relationship between insomnia and loneliness using six samples: 666 undergraduates; 2785 Army recruiters; 208 adults with a history of suicidality and/or depression; 343 adult psychiatric outpatients; 326 young adults at elevated suicide risk; and 183 undergraduates. A meta-analysis also was conducted to examine the magnitude of the relationship between insomnia and loneliness across the six studies. More severe insomnia symptoms were significantly associated with greater feelings of loneline

SUBMITTER: Hom MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5479064 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature