Sleep quality perception and romantic relationships in university students: cross-sectional study

Introduction: Sleep in adolescence is influenced by emotional states triggered by romantic relationships, which can be determinant in sleep quality perception.Objective: This study was designed to assess the association between sleep quality perception and romantic relationships, as well as its characteristics in late adolescent/young adult university students.Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in 443 subjects. Sleep quality perception was quantified using a validated diary for young persons. Individual attachment style, romantic relationship status and its characteristics were determined using specific validated measures.Results: Sleep quality perception was determined using five multivariate models that included statistically significant characteristics of romantic relationships. Higher sleep quality perception was associated with the level of satisfaction of a subject with the relationship and liking for the partner (p=0.035). The prevalence of romantic relationships in students was 64% (95%CI: 59.4-68.9). The individuals that were not in a romantic relationship experienced significantly prolonged sleep latency (p0.05).Conclusion: Higher sleep quality perception in university students is associated with being in a romantic relationship and the attachment style. These aspects can be identified and intervened, if support systems of educational institutions recognize their potential importance for health, wellbeing and academic performance.

• Autores: Talero-Gutierrez, Claudia; Durán-Torres, Felipe; Ibañez-Pinilla, Milciades; Perez-Olmos, Isabel; Echeverria-Palacio, Carlos Mario
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2017
• Institución: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Repositorio: Universidad Nacional de Colombia
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/65059
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/65059; http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/66082/
• Palabra clave: 61 Ciencias médicas; Medicina / Medicine and health; Young Adult; Adolescent; Students; Object Attachment; Love; Sleep.; Adulto joven; Adolescente; Amor; Sueño.
• Rights: openAccess
• License: Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional