Strijker, Finn (2024) A Systematic Review of the Relationship Between Daily Stress and Sleep. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Sleep problems and stress affect many people worldwide and are deemed to be deeply connected to each other. This systematic review explores the daily relationship between perceived stress and sleep to gain a clear overview and better understanding regarding this complex interaction. It looks at how daily perceived stress impacts sleep quality and duration and how poor sleep can increase stress levels the next day, creating a cycle that could have negative health consequences. Using the PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews, 12 studies published between 1996 and 2023 have been identified from the database. These studies included both general and clinical populations and used different study designs to examine the stress sleep relationship on a daily scale. A part of the studies reported that higher daily perceived stress was linked to and predicted poorer sleep outcomes. Some studies also indicated that poorer sleep predicted elevated stress levels suggesting its bidirectional nature. However, differences across studies in design, operationalisations, measurements and study characteristics made it difficult to infer meaningful conclusions. Since a better understanding of this relationship is vital for increased health, future researchers should aim to explore this association further taking into account its bidirectional nature on a daily scale with more standardized studies.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Myroniuk, S. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jul 2024 13:56 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jul 2024 13:56 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4102 |
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