The Role of Self-Monitoring and Response Inhibition in Improving Sleep Behaviours
Background: Young adults tend to have poor sleep, which may be a result of poor self-regulation. Purpose: This study investigated whether manipulating two aspects of self-regulation: self-monitoring and response inhibition could improve sleep behaviours. Method: University students (N = 190) were ra...
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| description | Background: Young adults tend to have poor sleep, which may be a result of poor self-regulation. Purpose: This study investigated whether manipulating two aspects of self-regulation: self-monitoring and response inhibition could improve sleep behaviours. Method: University students (N = 190) were randomly allocated to complete (1) a self-monitoring sleep diary and response inhibition training, (2) a sleep diary only, or (3) a control questionnaire daily for a period of 7 days. Results: Outcome measures were three sleep hygiene behaviours previously found to be particularly important in this population: avoiding going to bed hungry and thirsty, avoiding anxiety and stress-provoking activity before bed, and making the bedroom and sleep environment restful. Those who completed diary-based self-monitoring successfully avoided anxiety and stress-provoking activity before bed more frequently than control participants, corresponding to a medium effect size, and further development may provide a simple intervention to improve aspects of sleep and other health behaviours. Conclusion: There was no incremental effect of response inhibition training. Modified response inhibition training tasks may be worth investigating in future research. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-282612019-02-19T05:35:34Z The Role of Self-Monitoring and Response Inhibition in Improving Sleep Behaviours Todd, J. Mullan, Barbara Sleep hygiene Response inhibition Young adults Self-monitoring Self-regulation Background: Young adults tend to have poor sleep, which may be a result of poor self-regulation. Purpose: This study investigated whether manipulating two aspects of self-regulation: self-monitoring and response inhibition could improve sleep behaviours. Method: University students (N = 190) were randomly allocated to complete (1) a self-monitoring sleep diary and response inhibition training, (2) a sleep diary only, or (3) a control questionnaire daily for a period of 7 days. Results: Outcome measures were three sleep hygiene behaviours previously found to be particularly important in this population: avoiding going to bed hungry and thirsty, avoiding anxiety and stress-provoking activity before bed, and making the bedroom and sleep environment restful. Those who completed diary-based self-monitoring successfully avoided anxiety and stress-provoking activity before bed more frequently than control participants, corresponding to a medium effect size, and further development may provide a simple intervention to improve aspects of sleep and other health behaviours. Conclusion: There was no incremental effect of response inhibition training. Modified response inhibition training tasks may be worth investigating in future research. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28261 10.1007/s12529-013-9328-8 Springer New York LLC fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Sleep hygiene Response inhibition Young adults Self-monitoring Self-regulation Todd, J. Mullan, Barbara The Role of Self-Monitoring and Response Inhibition in Improving Sleep Behaviours |
| title | The Role of Self-Monitoring and Response Inhibition in Improving Sleep Behaviours |
| title_full | The Role of Self-Monitoring and Response Inhibition in Improving Sleep Behaviours |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Self-Monitoring and Response Inhibition in Improving Sleep Behaviours |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Self-Monitoring and Response Inhibition in Improving Sleep Behaviours |
| title_short | The Role of Self-Monitoring and Response Inhibition in Improving Sleep Behaviours |
| title_sort | role of self-monitoring and response inhibition in improving sleep behaviours |
| topic | Sleep hygiene Response inhibition Young adults Self-monitoring Self-regulation |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28261 |