The role of neuroticism in insomnia
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ObjectivesWhile it has been proposed that certain personality traits are predisposing factors for insomnia, the nature of these traits and mechanisms through which they contribute to insomnia has been understudied.MethodsIn the present study, 88 participants with self‐reported insomnia took part in an online assessment of normal personality functioning, insomnia severity, sleep‐related cognitive distortions, pre‐sleep arousal, and negative affect.ResultsParticipants scored high on personality measures of neuroticism and openness, and low on conscientiousness, relative to a normal sample. Neuroticism was found to relate to insomnia severity through the mediating effects of sleep‐related cognitive distortions, pre‐sleep arousal, and to a much lesser degree negative affect.ConclusionsThese results further support the notion of neuroticism being a predisposing factor for insomnia, suggest a pathway for this relationship, and may have implications for individual responses to the treatment of insomnia.
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The intensity of insomnia increases with the increase in neuroticism.
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Background
- Authors
- Gurtman, C. G., Mcnicol, R., & Mcgillivray, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Deakin University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Gurtman, Clint G.
- ORCID
- Mcgillivray, Jane A.
- Venue
- Clinical Psychologist
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2014-11-01
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 116-124
- ISSN
- 1328-4207 (ISSN-L)
- 1742-9552
- OpenAlex
- W1892898705
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 13
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 1.35
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Locations
- Clinical Psychologist (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- neuroticism, insomnia, personality traits, insomnia severity, pre-sleep arousal, negative affect, openness to experience, conscientiousness, mediation
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