Sleep Evaluation Influenced by Negative Emotions and Memories After Awakening Among Adolescents and Young Adults

摘要

This paper examined the influence of sleep experience on self-sleep evaluation among adolescents and young adults. 64 participants (age between 16-27, 36 males, 28 woman) have participated in a questionnaire study. Sleeping habits and subjective sleeping experience have been mapped and analyzed. In a follow-up study, three participants have been tracking their sleep experience, daily activities and sleep hygiene. The results have shown that the participants of both studies sleep less than average, but within the margin for healthy sleep. However, 25,8% of the participants evaluate their sleep as insufficient or as an unpleasant experience. The case study showed that the evaluation process of sleep experience is unbalanced. Memories of bad sleep and negative emotions have a bigger impact on sleep evaluation scores. Memories of pleasant sleeping experiences are more easily replaced by new thoughts and are often forgotten during the sleep evaluation process.