Insomnia predicts increased perceived burdensomeness and decreased desire for emotional support following an in-laboratory social exclusion paradigm

JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS

卷:243

Article

Chu, Carol^1,2  Hom, Melanie A.³  Gallyer, Austin J.³  Hammock, Elizabeth A. D.³  Joiner, Thomas E.³ 

[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Psychol, 33 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02478 USA

[2] Mil Suicide Res Consortium, Army Study Assess Risk & Resilience Servicemember, Waltham, MA USA

[3] Florida State Univ, Dept Psychol, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA

关键词: Insomnia;    Loneliness;    Perceived burdensomeness;    Emotional support;    Cyberball;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jad.2018.09.069

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Background: Research suggests that insomnia is associated with elevated perceptions of loneliness and social disconnection; however, few quasi-experimental studies have tested the relationship between these constructs. This study examined whether insomnia symptom severity predicts changes in perceptions of interpersonal connectedness and desire for emotional support following in-laboratory participation in a social exclusion paradigm. Methods: Young adults (N = 70) completed self-report measures assessing constructs of interest before and after engaging in a social exclusion paradigm (Cyberball). Linear regression analyses were used to evaluate whether baseline insomnia symptom severity predicted perceived burdensomeness, desire for emotional support, and thwarted belongingness after playing Cyberball; analyses controlled for baseline perceived burdensomeness, desire for emotional support, and thwarted belongingness, respectively, as well as baseline social anxiety and depression symptoms. Results: Greater insomnia symptom severity significantly predicted greater feelings of perceived burdensomeness following Cyberball participation, beyond baseline perceived burdensomeness, social anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms (beta = .24, p = .001). More severe insomnia symptoms also significantly predicted lower desire for emotional support after playing Cyberball, beyond baseline desire for emotional support and social anxiety symptoms (beta = -.14, p = .03) but not beyond baseline depression symptoms (beta = -.16, p = .07). Insomnia symptoms were not significantly associated with thwarted belongingness after Cyberball (beta = -.05-.08, p = .27-.57). Limitations: Replication in larger samples and using other sleep disturbance indices is needed. Conclusions: Findings suggest that individuals with more severe insomnia symptoms in the past two weeks experience greater perceptions of being a burden on others and less desire for emotional support in response to social exclusion.

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