Subjective Sleep Quality and Anxious and Fearful Responding to Bodily Arousal among Children and Adolescents

Authors: Babson, Kimberly¹; Feldner, Matthew²; Connolly, Kevin³; Trainor, Casey²; Leen-Feldner, Ellen²

Source: Cognitive Therapy and Research, Volume 34, Number 4, August 2010 , pp. 359-367(9)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Poor sleep quality commonly co-occurs with anxiety among youth. However, little research has examined linkages between sleep quality and factors thought to underlie panic vulnerability. This study tested the association between self-reported sleep quality and anxiety and fear reported during panic-relevant abrupt increases in bodily arousal elicited by a laboratory-based biological challenge procedure among community-recruited adolescents (n = 88; M _age = 14.00 years; SD = 2.37). As predicted, both anxiety and fear reported during a well-established 3-min voluntary hyperventilation procedure were significantly positively associated with self-reported sleep quality, after controlling for age, gender, and disease concerns sub-facet of anxiety sensitivity. Findings are discussed in terms of additional research needed to better understand why sleep quality and anxiety reported during elevated bodily arousal are related among youth.

Keywords: Subjective sleep quality; Bodily arousal; Biological challenge; Adolescents

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10608-009-9240-3

Affiliations: 1: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA, Email: kbabson@uark.edu 2: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USA 3: Addictive Disorders Treatment Program G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC, Jackson, MS, USA

Publication date: 2010-08-01