TY - JOUR
T1 - Mental Health in Student Athletes
T2 - Associations With Sleep Duration, Sleep Quality, Insomnia, Fatigue, and Sleep Apnea Symptoms
AU - Grandner, Michael A.
AU - Hall, Christina
AU - Jaszewski, Anjelica
AU - Alfonso-Miller, Pamela
AU - Gehrels, Jo-Ann
AU - Killgore, William D.S.
AU - Athey, Amy
N1 - Funding information: Supported by a National Collegiate Athletic Association Innovations Grant (MAG) and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (US) Grant R01011600 (MAG).Disclosure: Dr. Grandner has received grants from Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Kemin Foods, and Nexalin Technology and is a consultant for Merck, Fitbit, Casper, Curaegis, Natrol, Pharmavite, NightFood, SmartyPants Vitamins, and Thrive Global. The remaining authors have no financial or proprietary interest in the materials presented herein.
PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - PURPOSE: To quantify the relationship between sleep difficulties and poor mental health among student athletes using validated measures.METHODS: Data were collected from 190 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I student athletes. Sleep assessments included measures of sleep duration, sleep quality, insomnia, fatigue, and sleep apnea symptoms. Mental well-being was assessed as depression, anxiety, mental health days, stress, and social support from family, friends, significant other, and teammates.RESULTS: Shorter sleep duration, poor sleep quality, insomnia, and fatigue were consistently and independently associated with stress, depression, anxiety, mental health days, and social support. Sleep apnea symptoms were associated with stress, depression, and social support.CONCLUSIONS: Short sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and daytime fatigue in student athletes are all associated with depression, anxiety, stress, poor mental health days, and decreased social support. These associations are not accounted for solely by stress.
AB - PURPOSE: To quantify the relationship between sleep difficulties and poor mental health among student athletes using validated measures.METHODS: Data were collected from 190 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I student athletes. Sleep assessments included measures of sleep duration, sleep quality, insomnia, fatigue, and sleep apnea symptoms. Mental well-being was assessed as depression, anxiety, mental health days, stress, and social support from family, friends, significant other, and teammates.RESULTS: Shorter sleep duration, poor sleep quality, insomnia, and fatigue were consistently and independently associated with stress, depression, anxiety, mental health days, and social support. Sleep apnea symptoms were associated with stress, depression, and social support.CONCLUSIONS: Short sleep duration, poor sleep quality, and daytime fatigue in student athletes are all associated with depression, anxiety, stress, poor mental health days, and decreased social support. These associations are not accounted for solely by stress.
U2 - 10.3928/19425864-20200521-01
DO - 10.3928/19425864-20200521-01
M3 - Article
C2 - 35874119
SN - 1942-5864
VL - 13
SP - e159-e167
JO - Athletic training & sports health care
JF - Athletic training & sports health care
IS - 4
ER -