Alcohol use, coping strategies, extraversion and their relationship to Irish sleep-wake activity and life satisfaction
Year: 2013
Type: report
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The present study aimed to determine whether alcohol consumption, alcohol use as a coping \nstrategy, extraversion, age, and gender would predict levels of sleep-wake activity and life \nsatisfaction in Irish individuals (N = 135). A quantitative correlational research design was \nemployed to assess how each predictor variable related to sleep-wake activity criterions \nexcessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and nocturnal sleep (NS), as well as criterion satisfaction \nwith life. Standard multiple regression results indicated that the combined predictor variables \nexplained about 14% (p < .001) of the variance in satisfaction with life scores, with alcohol use \nas a coping mechanism and extraversion level significantly predicting 10% (p < .001) and 8% (p \n= .001) of the variance respectively. Participant age also significantly predicted EDS scores, \nexplaining 3% (p = 0.042) of the variance. The predictor variables did not significantly associate \nwith NS quality. Results suggest that avoidance-coping strategies such as alcohol consumption \ndecrease life satisfaction, and that personality trait extraversion positively moderates satisfaction \nwith life in individuals. Results also suggest that EDS decreases with age. Limitations of the \ncurrent study are also discussed. Author keywords: alcohol, coping, extraversion, sleep-wake activity, excessive daytime sleepiness, EDS, satisfaction with life, Ireland
Source: eSource (Dublin Business School)
Author: James Smith
Language: English
Topic: Sleep and related disorders
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1550514859