The Relationship of Stress The Relationship of Stress & Coping Style to & Coping Style to

Reported Sleep AdequacyReported Sleep Adequacy

Francis W. Craig Francis W. Craig

Mansfield UniversityMansfield University

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IntroductionIntroduction

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of your talk?of your talk?

This of this as your “verbal abstract”This of this as your “verbal abstract”

Review of LiteratureReview of Literature

BackgroundBackground Main Topic #1Main Topic #1 Main Topic #2Main Topic #2 Main Topic #3Main Topic #3 EtcEtc Analyses of literatureAnalyses of literature……

Reduced Sleep is Reduced Sleep is UnhealthyUnhealthy

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General effects of reduced sleep on General effects of reduced sleep on health, behaviorhealth, behavior– $15.9 billion in health care costs$15.9 billion in health care costs– cognitive abilities/traffic accident/gen cognitive abilities/traffic accident/gen

prod.prod. Effects of reduced sleep on lives of Effects of reduced sleep on lives of

college aged students- college aged students- increasing probincreasing prob..– poor grades, greater stresspoor grades, greater stress– greater accident, lower QOLgreater accident, lower QOL

[narrowing the scope][narrowing the scope]A Health Problem in StudentsA Health Problem in Students

Environmental and Social Conditions Environmental and Social Conditions contribute to loss of sleep contribute to loss of sleep (Carscaddon, 1991) For instance(Carscaddon, 1991) For instance

Dorm LifeDorm Life Relationship DifficultiesRelationship Difficulties Poor Time ManagementPoor Time Management Assignments with Time PressureAssignments with Time Pressure

Not all students experiencing these Not all students experiencing these conditions “lose sleep”. Why? conditions “lose sleep”. Why?

(note that you are baiting the audience here with a question)(note that you are baiting the audience here with a question)

Coping Styles May Affect Sleep Coping Styles May Affect Sleep QuantityQuantity

Students at higher risk that Students at higher risk that sleep well may “cope” differently sleep well may “cope” differently than those that don’t.than those that don’t.

Report of Less Sleep = Poorer Report of Less Sleep = Poorer copingcoping– (Hall & Johnson, 1995) 82 students (Hall & Johnson, 1995) 82 students

sleep decrease , task focused styles sleep decrease , task focused styles decreased and emotion focused decreased and emotion focused increased.increased.

This is the part of the presentation that you should hit the audience with the This is the part of the presentation that you should hit the audience with the research data more intensely... This “research-based” section should compose research data more intensely... This “research-based” section should compose ~50-60% of presentation. ALSO, Note the research nature of this title.~50-60% of presentation. ALSO, Note the research nature of this title.

Results: Coping/SleepResults: Coping/Sleep(throw in a chart/picture etc.)(throw in a chart/picture etc.)

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EmotionFocused

TaskFocused

Avoidant

Good Sleep

Poor Sleep

NS .05.001

Hall & Johnson, 1995

Results:Results:Reported Life StressReported Life Stress

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Stress Total

Good SleepPoor Sleep

P<.01

Hall & Johnson, 1995

Discussion of Discussion of Research/LiteratureResearch/Literature

(put it all together…. What does your critical review of the (put it all together…. What does your critical review of the literature find… what are the interesting observations you literature find… what are the interesting observations you

have after reviewing all this material?)have after reviewing all this material?) Reported Sleep Quality is related to Reported Sleep Quality is related to

emotion, but not task focused coping.emotion, but not task focused coping.– Emotion sleep depriving (rumination), task-Emotion sleep depriving (rumination), task-

focus not sleep enhancingfocus not sleep enhancing Reported sleep is related to an avoidant Reported sleep is related to an avoidant

style of handling problemsstyle of handling problems– go to bed when not sleepy.. Decrease go to bed when not sleepy.. Decrease

association of bed with sleep (Duncan, 1997)association of bed with sleep (Duncan, 1997) Poor sleep is related in increased life Poor sleep is related in increased life

stress across stress across controlcontrol and and demanddemand dimensionsdimensions

Final ConclusionFinal Conclusion

Review of major points and Review of major points and findings in eachfindings in each

Wrap up why you conclude what Wrap up why you conclude what you conclude.you conclude.

Other pointsOther points

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