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    High-quality sleep promotes resilience to depression and anxiety    
      
     Date:   
         July 13, 2023   
     Source:   
         University of York   
     Summary:   
         Research has shown quality sleep can help bolster resilience to   
         depression and anxiety.   
      
      
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   Research has shown quality sleep can help bolster resilience to depression   
   and anxiety.   
      
   The study, led by researchers at the University of York, highlights   
   that chronic stress is a major risk factor for a number of mental health   
   disorders, including depression and pathological anxiety, but high-quality   
   sleep and coping strategies -- such as the ability to reframe a situation   
   to see the positive side -- can help to prevent poor mental health when   
   faced with negative or stressful experiences.   
      
   The research studied data from over 600 participants during the COVID-19   
   pandemic in 2020 -- an extended stressful period of time. They aimed to   
   test the theory that coping strategies supported positive mental health   
   outcomes, which could be strengthened by high-quality sleep.   
      
   Emma Sullivan, PhD student from the Department of Psychology at the   
   University of York, said: "As the COVID-19 pandemic has been a prolonged   
   period of stress for people across the entire world, it offered us with   
   a unique context with which to address our research questions.   
      
   "This is the first study to investigate the ways in which positive   
   coping strategies and sleep quality influence depression and anxiety   
   when experiencing a real-world chronic stressor. We found that better   
   sleep quality was associated with fewer symptoms of both depression and   
   anxiety during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic.   
      
   "These findings highlight the importance of targeting both positive coping   
   strategies and sleep quality when enduring periods of chronic stress."   
   The team analysed data from the Boston College Daily Sleep and Well-being   
   Survey where participants regularly self-reported their sleep quality   
   and mental well-being during the pandemic.   
      
   They also completed a baseline demographic survey to obtain information   
   such as their age, gender and ethnicity. As well as collecting   
   information on participants' sleep and mental well-being, the surveys   
   also collected a wealth of additional information such as participants'   
   alcohol consumption, their quarantine status and physical activity levels.   
      
   Dr Scott Cairney, PhD supervisor on the project from the Department   
   of Psychology at the University of York, said: "We have known for a   
   long time that high-quality sleep is associated with better health and   
   wellbeing outcomes, but we wanted to know whether this would change if   
   sleep and coping strategies were put under intense and prolonged periods   
   of stress, as it was for so many during the pandemic."  "We found that   
   sleep plays a hugely important role in the management of chronic stress   
   and can sustain well-being over a long period of time, reducing symptoms   
   of depression and anxiety."   
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   Journal Reference:   
      1. Emma C. Sullivan, Emma James, Lisa-Marie Henderson, Cade McCall,   
      Scott A.   
      
         Cairney. The influence of emotion regulation strategies and sleep   
         quality on depression and anxiety. Cortex, 2023; 166: 286 DOI:   
         10.1016/ j.cortex.2023.06.001   
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230713141922.htm   
      
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