Global sleep quality as a moderator of alcohol consumption and consequences in college students

Abstract The authors examined the relationship between global sleep quality and alcohol risk, including the extent to which global sleep quality moderated the relationship between alcohol use and drinking-related consequences. Global sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inde...

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Published inAddictive behaviors Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 507 - 512
Main Authors Kenney, Shannon R, LaBrie, Joseph W, Hummer, Justin F, Pham, Andy T
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2012
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Alcohol
Alcohol Drinking - psychology
Alcohol use
College students
Correlation analysis
Female
Health education
Humans
Intervention
Male
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychiatry
Regression Analysis
Risk-Taking
Sleep
Sleep Wake Disorders - etiology
Students - psychology
Universities - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
Alcohol
College students
Sleep
Health education
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Summary:Abstract The authors examined the relationship between global sleep quality and alcohol risk, including the extent to which global sleep quality moderated the relationship between alcohol use and drinking-related consequences. Global sleep quality was measured using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and alcohol-related consequences were assessed using the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI). The sample consisted of 261 college students (61.3% female, 58.2% Caucasian) who completed online surveys. Using a four-step hierarchical multiple regression model, global sleep quality was found to predict alcohol consequences, over and above assessed covariates (demographics and weekly drinking). Further, global sleep quality emerged as a strong moderator in the drinking-consequences relationship such that among heavier drinkers, those with poorer global sleep quality experienced significantly greater alcohol-related harm. Campus health education and alcohol interventions may be adapted to address the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle, both in terms of healthful sleeping and drinking behaviors, which appear to play a strong synergistic role in alcohol-related risk.
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ISSN:0306-4603
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DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.01.006