A brief nap during an acute stressor improves negative affect

• Published in: Journal of sleep research Vol. 31; no. 6; pp. e13701 - n/a
• Main Authors: Wofford, Nathan, Ceballos, Natalie, Elkins, Gary, Westerberg, Carmen E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley and Sons Inc 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Affect; cognition; Humans; Language; Memory, Short-Term; negative affect; Sleep; Sleep and Emotion; stress; Wakefulness; working memory; sleep; stress; cognition; negative affect; working memory

Summary Overnight sleep can reduce perceived stress, and improve associated cognitive disruptions and negative affect after an acute stressor. Whether a brief nap can also bestow these benefits in a non‐sleep‐restricted population is currently unknown. In this study that used a between‐subjects desi...