Department of Psychological Science, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2022 Jul;70(5):1286-1291. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1799807. Epub 2020 Aug 19.
We examined the prevalence of sleep paralysis (SP), its association with stress and sleep, and associated subjective experiences and beliefs. 1,115 college students from a large university in the southwestern United States. The sample was predominantly Hispanic (94%) and female (70%). : Validated measures of life-events stress, self-perceived stress, sleep quality and insomnia were administered to participants online. : 35% of students had previously experienced SP and reported greater stress and poorer sleep than those who had never experienced it. Effect sizes were larger when comparing those who had/had not experienced SP within the prior year. : Based on our predominantly Hispanic and majority female sample, we found that SP is experienced by approximately one-third of undergraduate students and associated with both higher stress and poorer sleep. We therefore recommend that college health practitioners seek ways to integrate relevant assessment and education into campus health practices.
我们调查了睡眠瘫痪症 (SP) 的流行率，及其与压力和睡眠的关联，以及相关的主观体验和信念。参与者为来自美国西南部一所大型大学的 1115 名大学生。该样本主要为西班牙裔（94%）和女性（70%）。：通过在线方式向参与者发放了经过验证的生活事件压力、自我感知压力、睡眠质量和失眠的测量工具。：35%的学生曾经历过睡眠瘫痪症，他们报告的压力和睡眠质量比从未经历过的人更差。当比较过去一年中经历过/未经历过 SP 的人时，效应大小更大。：基于我们主要是西班牙裔和女性占多数的样本，我们发现大约三分之一的本科生经历过睡眠瘫痪症，并且与更高的压力和更差的睡眠有关。因此，我们建议大学生健康从业者寻求方法，将相关评估和教育纳入校园健康实践中。
