Stress (스트레스연구)

The Korean Society of Stress Medicine (대한스트레스학회)
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The Relations of Circadian Rhythm and Sleep Deprivation to College Life Stress and Depression: Focused on Gender Differences

대학생활 스트레스 및 우울과 일주기성과 수면부족의 관계: 성차를 중심으로

  • Published : 2009.09.30

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Abstract

This study was aim to examine the influence of circadian rhythm and sleep deprivation on stress and depression of college students according to gender. Three hundreds and nineteen participants were volunteered in this study. Of which, 147 were male and 172 were female, whose ages ranged from 18 to 37 (M=23.36, SD=2.98). The outcome measures were Circadian Rhythm Questionnaire, Sleep Deprivation Scale, Stress Coping Questionnaire for College Students, Zung's Self-Rating Depression, and Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test. Male students were more likely to be evening type than female, and the evening type was more likely to experience sleep deprivation than the morning type. The morning type were more depressed than the evening type for males, while it was reversed for females. Although there were no differences in college life stress and depression by existence of sleep deprivation for males, female students who were experiencing sleep deprivation showed significant higher level of college life stress and depression than females who were not experiencing sleep deprivation. Consuming alcoholic beverages was positively related to being evening type for both male and female students, while playing internet games was positively related to being evening type only for males. The present findings suggest that possible gender differences may exist in relationships between sleep circadian rhythm and mental health of college students.

본 연구의 목적은 수면 일주기와 수면부족이 대학생의 스트레스와 우울에 어떻게 작용하는지와 그 역할에 있어서의 성차를 검증하는 것이다. 본 연구의 참여자는 319명(남: 147, 여: 172)의 대학생들이고, 연령 분포는 18세에서 37세 (M=2336, SD=294) 사이였다. 본 연구에서 사용된 심리검사는 일주기성 척도, 수면부족 척도, 대학생 스트레스 대처 질문지, 자기평가 우울 척도 및 AUDIT이다. 분석 결과, 여학생보다 남학생이 더 저녁활동형이었으며, 저녁활동형이 아침활동형보다. 수면부족을 더 많이 경험하였다. 남학생의 경우 아침활동형이 저녁활동형보다. 더 우울한 반면에, 여학생은 저녁활동형이 더 우울해 하고 있었다. 남학생의 경우 수면부족 여부에 따라서 대학생활 스트레스와 우울에 차이가 없었지만, 여학생은 수면이 부족할 경우 대학생활 스트레스와 우울 수준이 유의하게 높았다. 한편, 남녀대학생 모두 음주 수준이 많아질수록 저녁활동형이 될 가능성이 컸지만, 인터넷 게임을 하여 저녁활동형이 되는 경향은 남성에게서만 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과는 수면 일주기 양상과 대학생의 정신건강 간의 관계에 성차가 존재할 가능성을 시사한다.

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