Chronotype and anxiety are associated in patients with chronic primary insomnia

Jan 12, 2017Revista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)

Sleep timing preferences and anxiety are linked in people with long-term insomnia

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Abstract

Significant negative correlations were found between chronotype and anxiety in 64 patients with chronic primary insomnia.

  • A correlation coefficient of r = -0.40 indicates that a preference for eveningness is linked to increased state and trait anxiety.
  • Correlations were also observed between eveningness preference and pre-sleep state anxiety (r = -0.30).
  • The findings suggest that chronotype may influence the severity of anxiety symptoms in individuals with chronic primary insomnia.
  • Eveningness preference could be a contributing factor to the anxiety-insomnia-depression cycle in these patients.

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