Insomnia predicts increased perceived burdensomeness and decreased desire for emotional support following an in-laboratory social exclusion paradigm.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Research suggests that insomnia is associated with elevated perceptions of loneliness and social disconnection; however, few quasi-experimental studies have tested the relationship between these constructs. This study examined whether insomnia symptom severity predicts changes in perceptions of interpersonal connectedness and desire for emotional support following in-laboratory participation in a social exclusion paradigm. METHODS:Young adults (N?=?70) completed self-report measures assessing constructs of interest before and after engaging in a social exclusion paradigm (Cyberball). Linear regression analyses were used to evaluate whether baseline insomnia symptom severity predicted perceived burdensomeness, desire for emotional support, and thwarted belongingness after playing Cyberball; analyses controlled for baseline perceived burdensomeness, desire for emotional support, and thwarted belongingness, respectively, as well as baseline social anxiety and depression symptoms. RESULTS:Greater insomnia symptom severity significantly predicted greater feelings of perceived burdensomeness following Cyberball participation, beyond baseline perceived burdensomeness, social anxiety symptoms, and depression symptoms (?=?.24, p?=?.001). More severe insomnia symptoms also significantly predicted lower desire for emotional support after playing Cyberball, beyond baseline desire for emotional support and social anxiety symptoms (?=?-.14, p?=?.03) but not beyond baseline depression symptoms (?=?-.16, p?=?.07). Insomnia symptoms were not significantly associated with thwarted belongingness after Cyberball (?=?-.05-.08, p?=?.27-.57). LIMITATIONS:Replication in larger samples and using other sleep disturbance indices is needed. CONCLUSIONS:Findings suggest that individuals with more severe insomnia symptoms in the past two weeks experience greater perceptions of being a burden on others and less desire for emotional support in response to social exclusion.
SUBMITTER: Chu C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192247 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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