Sleep and Perceived Stress: An Exploratory Mediation Analysis of the Role of Self-Control and Resilience among University Students

Silvia Aracely Tafoya, Vania Aldrete-Cortez, Fabiola Tafoya-Ramos, Claudia Fouilloux-Morales and Claudia Díaz-Olavarrieta ()
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Silvia Aracely Tafoya: Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
Vania Aldrete-Cortez: Laboratory of Neuroscience and Cognitive Development, Psychology Department, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City 03920, Mexico
Fabiola Tafoya-Ramos: Psychiatric Attention Services, Secretaría de Salud, Mexico City 10200, Mexico
Claudia Fouilloux-Morales: Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
Claudia Díaz-Olavarrieta: Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City 04510, Mexico

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 16, 1-9

Abstract: Background: High levels of stress are frequent in university education, and a lack of sleep has been reported to make students more vulnerable to stress. The mechanisms through which sleep harms students have not been sufficiently clarified; therefore, this study aimed to explore the mediating role of self-control and resilience in the relationship between sleep quality and duration and perceived stress. Methods: Of 32 first-year college students, 21 (78%) were women, with a mean age of 18.47 (±0.84). They responded to a self-administered survey that included questions on stress, resilience, and sleep quality and recorded their daily sleep duration using a wristband for six days. Results: Perceived stress was significantly correlated with resilience (r = −0.63), self-control (r = −0.46), sleep duration (r = −0.35), and lower sleep quality (r = 0.57). Path analysis revealed that self-control and resilience were partially mediated by sleep quality (R 2 = 0.62; p < 0.01) and completely mediated by sleep duration (R 2 = 0.46; p < 0.01). In both models, self-control had a direct effect on resilience and had a good-fit index. Conclusion: Being resilient seems to play a mediating role in the relationship between sleep and perceived stress; this ability can be favored by self-control, which is directly influenced by sleep.

Keywords: stress; sleep quality; self-control; resilience; college (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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