Psychological Wellbeing, Worry, and Resilience-Based Coping during COVID-19 in Relation to Sleep Quality

Olivia H. Tousignant, Sarah W. Hopkins, Abigail M. Stark and Gary D. Fireman
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Olivia H. Tousignant: Psychology Department, Suffolk University, Boston, MA 02108, USA
Sarah W. Hopkins: Psychology Department, Suffolk University, Boston, MA 02108, USA
Abigail M. Stark: Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02478, USA
Gary D. Fireman: Psychology Department, Suffolk University, Boston, MA 02108, USA

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: The current study evaluated the impact of psychological wellbeing on sleep quality during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A novel empirical model tested variables that mediate and moderate this impact. First, a relationship was established between psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic and sleep quality. Second, resilience-based coping associated with the COVID-19 pandemic was tested as a mediator of the impact of psychological wellbeing on sleep quality. Third, dispositional rumination, mindfulness, and worry were compared as moderators of the impact of psychological wellbeing on sleep quality. Fourth, a moderated mediated model was tested for each moderator. Online survey data was collected from 153 adults in the United States. Results demonstrated that coping with the COVID-19 pandemic partially mediated the impact of psychological wellbeing on sleep quality. Worry, but not rumination or mindfulness, moderated the impact. A moderated mediation model failed to demonstrate significance, indicating that the data are best represented by distinct mediation and moderation models. Thus, interventions aimed at improving sleep quality should prioritize concurrent reduction in worry and increase in resilience-based coping strategies. This study provides practical and theoretical contribution to the literature by demonstrating relationships between key variables and contextualizing how the model can be used for assessments and interventions during widespread crises.

Keywords: rumination; mindfulness; worry; coping strategies; COVID-19; sleep (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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