Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany.
Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2017 Nov 15;13(11):1319-1326. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.6806.
Perfectionism has been suggested to represent a predisposing factor for poor sleep. However, previous studies have relied on self-reported measures. The association between perfectionism and poor sleep measured by polysomnography (PSG) warrants further investigation.
The current retrospective exploratory study used the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale and PSG in an unselected sample of 334 consecutive sleep laboratory patients (140 males, 194 females, 44.6 ± 15.9 years). Data were analyzed using linear regression analyses.
High levels of perfectionism were associated with PSG-determined markers of poor sleep in the first sleep laboratory night. The total Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale score was significantly associated with the number of nocturnal awakenings in the first sleep laboratory night. The subscales "concern over mistakes" and "personal standards" of perfectionism were significantly associated with markers of poor sleep. In contrast, there were only a few associations between perfectionism and PSG variables of the second sleep laboratory night.
This pattern of results suggests that high levels of perfectionism may predispose individuals to sleep disturbances in the context of acute stressors. Thus, the influence of perfectionism on poor sleep should be further investigated to improve treatment.
完美主义被认为是导致睡眠质量差的一个潜在因素。然而，之前的研究依赖于自我报告的测量方法。通过多导睡眠图（PSG）测量的完美主义与睡眠质量差之间的关联值得进一步研究。
本回顾性探索性研究使用了弗罗斯特多维完美主义量表和 334 名连续睡眠实验室患者（140 名男性，194 名女性，44.6±15.9 岁）的 PSG。使用线性回归分析对数据进行分析。
高水平的完美主义与第一晚睡眠实验室中 PSG 确定的睡眠质量差的标志物相关。弗罗斯特多维完美主义量表总分与第一晚睡眠实验室中的夜间觉醒次数显著相关。完美主义的“对错误的担忧”和“个人标准”两个子量表与睡眠质量差的标志物显著相关。相比之下，完美主义与第二晚睡眠实验室 PSG 变量之间的关联较少。
这种结果模式表明，高水平的完美主义可能使个体在急性应激下易发生睡眠障碍。因此，应该进一步研究完美主义对睡眠质量差的影响，以改善治疗效果。
