Guerrini Usubini Anna, Terrone Grazia, Varallo Giorgia, Cattivelli Roberto, Plazzi Giuseppe, Castelnuovo Gianluca, Schimmenti Adriano, Musetti Alessandro, Franceschini Christian
Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Milan, Italy.
Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Nat Sci Sleep. 2022 Feb 24;14:291-302. doi: 10.2147/NSS.S346485. eCollection 2022.
The present study aimed to explore the mediating role of emotion dysregulation and problematic Internet use in the relationship between negative affect and excessive daytime sleepiness.
This cross-sectional study included 664 Italian adults aged between 18 and 70 years (M = 32.13; SD = 11.71). Participants were asked to complete the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, the Compulsive Internet Use Scale-7, and the Epworth Sleepiness Scale to assess negative affect, emotion dysregulation, problematic internet use, and excessive daytime sleepiness, respectively.
According to our results there are significant associations between negative affect, emotion dysregulation, problematic Internet use, and daytime sleepiness. Moreover, the structural equation model showed good fit indices. Emotion dysregulation and problematic Internet use partially mediated the relationship between negative mood and excessive daytime sleepiness.
By exploring the role of emotion dysregulation on the association between excessive daytime sleepiness and its possible predictors, our study might represent an important step toward the implementation of psychological intervention for reducing excessive daytime sleepiness. Emotion dysregulation appears to play a significant role in explaining the relationship between negative affect, problematic Internet use, and excessive daytime sleepiness. Thus, it should be considered a treatment target for reducing excessive daytime sleepiness.
本研究旨在探讨情绪调节障碍和网络使用问题在消极情绪与日间过度嗜睡之间关系中的中介作用。
这项横断面研究纳入了664名年龄在18至70岁之间的意大利成年人（M = 32.13；标准差 = 11.71）。参与者被要求分别完成抑郁焦虑压力量表、情绪调节困难量表、网络强迫使用量表 - 7和爱泼沃斯嗜睡量表，以评估消极情绪、情绪调节障碍、网络使用问题和日间过度嗜睡。
根据我们的研究结果，消极情绪、情绪调节障碍、网络使用问题和日间嗜睡之间存在显著关联。此外，结构方程模型显示出良好的拟合指数。情绪调节障碍和网络使用问题部分中介了消极情绪与日间过度嗜睡之间的关系。
通过探讨情绪调节障碍在日间过度嗜睡及其可能的预测因素之间关联中的作用，我们的研究可能是朝着实施减少日间过度嗜睡的心理干预迈出的重要一步。情绪调节障碍似乎在解释消极情绪、网络使用问题和日间过度嗜睡之间的关系中起着重要作用。因此，它应被视为减少日间过度嗜睡的治疗靶点。
