McLeish Alison C, Hartson Kimberly R, Walker Kandi L, Hart Joy L
Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, School of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA.
Psychol Health Med. 2023 Jul-Dec;28(9):2512-2525. doi: 10.1080/13548506.2023.2179082. Epub 2023 Feb 17.
The present study sought to examine associations between anxiety sensitivity and both sleep and physical activity among college students, who are particularly vulnerable to sleep disturbance, decreased physical activity, and the development of psychopathology, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were 683 college students ( = 20.33, = 3.58; 72% female; 70.3% White) who completed self-report measures online for course credit. Results indicated that after controlling for the effects of age, gender identity, and race, greater sleep disturbance was significantly associated with higher overall anxiety sensitivity (7% unique variance; = 0.27, = 6.67, < .001) as well as its three subdomains (physical concerns: 4% variance; = 0.21, = 4.97, < .001; cognitive concerns: 6% variance; = 0.25, = 6.17, < .001; social concerns: 6% variance; = 0.26, = 6.22, < .001). Additionally, more time spent walking was associated with greater anxiety sensitivity physical concerns (1% variance; = 0.11, = 2.52, = .012) and greater vigorous intensity physical activity was associated with lower anxiety sensitivity social concerns (1% variance; = -0.13, = -2.76, = .006). These findings suggest that sleep problems may be more universally relevant to anxiety sensitivity than physical activity and interventions to promote healthier sleep may be useful for decreasing anxiety sensitivity in college students.
本研究旨在探讨大学生焦虑敏感性与睡眠及身体活动之间的关联。大学生特别容易受到睡眠干扰、身体活动减少以及精神病理学发展的影响，尤其是在新冠疫情之后。参与者为683名大学生（平均年龄=20.33岁，标准差=3.58岁；72%为女性；70.3%为白人），他们通过在线完成自我报告测量以获得课程学分。结果表明，在控制了年龄、性别认同和种族的影响后，更大的睡眠干扰与更高的总体焦虑敏感性显著相关（独特方差为7%；β=0.27，t=6.67，p<.001）及其三个子领域（身体担忧：方差为4%；β=0.21，t=4.97，p<.001；认知担忧：方差为6%；β=0.25，t=6.17，p<.001；社交担忧：方差为6%；β=0.26，t=6.22，p<.001）。此外，步行时间越长与焦虑敏感性身体担忧程度越高相关（方差为1%；β=0.11，t=2.52，p=.012），而高强度身体活动越多与焦虑敏感性社交担忧程度越低相关（方差为1%；β=-0.13，t=-2.76，p=.006）。这些发现表明，睡眠问题可能比身体活动与焦虑敏感性更普遍相关，促进更健康睡眠的干预措施可能有助于降低大学生的焦虑敏感性。
