When Thinking Impairs Sleep: Trait, Daytime and Nighttime Repetitive Thinking in Insomnia

Jaap Lancee; Maarten C Eisma; Kristopher B van Zanten; Maurice Topper

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When Thinking Impairs Sleep: Trait, Daytime and Nighttime Repetitive Thinking in Insomnia

Jaap Lancee, Maarten C Eisma, Kristopher B van Zanten, Maurice Topper

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Abstract

We performed two studies in individuals with sleep problems to investigate trait, daytime, and nighttime repetitive thinking as risk factors for insomnia. In Study 1, 139 participants completed questionnaires on worry, rumination, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and a sleep diary. Trait rumination and trait worry were not associated with sleep impairment. In Study 2, 64 participants completed similar measures and a daytime and nighttime sleep-related worry diary. Only nighttime sleep-related worry was consistently associated with sleep impairment. Overall, results indicate that nighttime sleep-related worry is important in the maintenance of insomnia, whereas effects of trait and daytime
repetitive thinking are more benign. Treatment for insomnia can potentially be improved by focusing more on nighttime sleep-related worry.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	53-69
Number of pages	17
Journal	Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Volume	15
Issue number	1
Early online date	11 Dec 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15402002.2015.1083022
Publication status	Published - 2017

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