Associations between coping strategies and insomnia: a longitudinal study of Japanese workers.

ABSTRACT: Coping with stress is important because stress disturbs sleep. However, only a few longitudinal studies have investigated the association between coping and insomnia. We examined whether individuals with insomnia symptoms used more maladaptive coping strategies than individuals without insomnia symptoms, and evaluated the association between insomnia symptoms and coping strategies. In this prospective cohort study, Japanese workers were enrolled and observed over a 2-year period. During both years, self-administered questionnaires on coping and insomnia symptoms were administered. Coping was assessed using the Brief-Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced, and insomnia symptoms were examined using the Athens Insomnia Scale. Generalized estimating equation modeling identified the effects

SUBMITTER: Otsuka Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8842145 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature