TY - JOUR
T1 - Insomnia and mental health in college students
AU - Taylor, Daniel J.
AU - Gardner, Christie E.
AU - Bramoweth, Adam D.
AU - Williams, Jacob M.
AU - Roane, Brandy M.
AU - Grieser, Emily A.
AU - Tatum, Jolyn I.
PY - 2011/4
Y1 - 2011/4
N2 - Insomnia is strongly associated with certain mental health problems in the general population. However, there is little research examining this relation in young adults-an age group where many mental health problems first present. This study examined relations between insomnia and mental health symptoms in a college population (N D 373; 60.9% women; mean age of 21 years). Insomnia was assessed via self-report and sleep diaries, and mental health was assessed via the Symptom Check List-90. Analyses revealed insomnia was prevalent (9.4%), and these young adults had significantly more mental health problems than those without insomnia, although some significant results were lost after controlling for comorbid health problems.
AB - Insomnia is strongly associated with certain mental health problems in the general population. However, there is little research examining this relation in young adults-an age group where many mental health problems first present. This study examined relations between insomnia and mental health symptoms in a college population (N D 373; 60.9% women; mean age of 21 years). Insomnia was assessed via self-report and sleep diaries, and mental health was assessed via the Symptom Check List-90. Analyses revealed insomnia was prevalent (9.4%), and these young adults had significantly more mental health problems than those without insomnia, although some significant results were lost after controlling for comorbid health problems.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79956138187&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/15402002.2011.557992
DO - 10.1080/15402002.2011.557992
M3 - Article
C2 - 21491233
AN - SCOPUS:79956138187
SN - 1540-2002
VL - 9
SP - 107
EP - 116
JO - Behavioral Sleep Medicine
JF - Behavioral Sleep Medicine
IS - 2
ER -