Trait mindfulness and sleep: Interactions between observing and nonreactivity in the association with sleep health
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The current study investigated the associations between trait mindfulness and sleep health and examined the interactions between theoretically related mindfulness subscales. Participants ( n = 162, M age = 19.93) reported trait levels of mindfulness and sleep was assessed using questionnaires and actigraphy. Higher mindfulness scores in awareness, nonreactivity, and nonjudgment were associated with better sleep health. The associations between observing and sleep health were moderated by nonreactivity. Results indicate that observing is associated with better sleep health at higher levels of nonreactivity and worse sleep health at lower levels, helping to explain the often-contradictory findings between observing and health outcomes.
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- Authors
- Xie, E. B., Sedov, I. D., Sanguino, H., Freeman, M., Kumari, J., & Tomfohr-Madsen, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Venue
- Health Psychology Open
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2023-01
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 20551029221149282-20551029221149282
- ISSN
- 2055-1029 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9900671
- OpenAlex
- W4319068840
- Cited by
- 8
- References
- 53
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2
- FWCI
- 2.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Health Psychology Open (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Canadian Child Health Clinician Scientist Early Career Investigator Award
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Mind wandering and attention
- Keywords
- trait mindfulness, sleep health, observation, non-reactivity, non-judgment, awareness, moderation, actigraphy, sleep quality
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