A relationship between sleep and stress coping among university students

大学生の健康調査から

Abstract

We researched a relationship between sleep and stress coping style. In this study, we conducted a survey among 277 university students (they were 51 men and 226 women, the mean age was 19.92 years, SD=0.99) using a questionnaire. This questionnaire consisted of the Showa University Coping Behavior Questionnaire and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). As a result, between a high group of PSQI point count and a low group of PSQI point count, a significant difference was found in the item of "Taking it out of others" and "Diversion". "Taking it out of others" was a positive significant difference, and "Diversion" was a negative significant difference. Therefore, it was found that tending to use "Taking it out of others" indicated a negative escapism when a sleep evaluation was poor. And it was found that tending to use "Diversion" indicated a positive venting of emotion when a sleep evaluation was good. Also, about the stress coping strategy, a significant difference was found between the sexes in the items "Diversion", "Taking it out of others" and "Seeking help". It suggested that women tend to use three coping styles ("Diversion", "Taking it out of others" and "Seeking help").