Mental health and sleep disparities in an urban college sample: A longitudinal examination of White and Black students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Racial disparities in sleep may be consequential among college students given high rates of dysfunctional sleep among this population. The present study sought to investigate whether disparities in sleep explain existing mental health disparities.

Method

Data included secondary analysis of a college risk behaviors and health study (n = 1242, mean age = 18.5). Race was dichotomized as White or Black, excluding all others, with participants completing measures of sleep at baseline and measures of depression and anxiety at follow-up 1 to 2 years later.

Results

Compared to White students, Black students were more likely to report lower rates of depression and anxiety, but poorer sleep outcomes. Mediation analyses revealed that sleep partially mediated (suppresse

SUBMITTER: Dzierzewski JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487046 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature