Insomnia is associated with worry, cognitive avoidance and low academic engagement in Argentinian university students during the COVID-19 social isolation
Fil: Scotta, Ana Verónica. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina.
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author | Scotta, Ana Verónica Cortez, Mariela Valentina Miranda, Agustín Ramiro |
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spelling | rdu-unc.200452021-09-02T09:09:13Z Insomnia is associated with worry, cognitive avoidance and low academic engagement in Argentinian university students during the COVID-19 social isolation Scotta, Ana Verónica Cortez, Mariela Valentina Miranda, Agustín Ramiro Covid 19 Pandemic Social isolation Insomnia Coping Worry Academic engagement publishedVersion Fil: Scotta, Ana Verónica. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Fil: Scotta, Ana Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. Fil: Cortez, Mariela Valentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Fil: Cortez, Mariela Valentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. Fil: Miranda, Agustín Ramiro. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Fil: Miranda, Agustín Ramiro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. An increment in mental health problems related to social isolation strategies was evinced in several populations, however few investigations address this problem in students. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between insomnia, worry, coping strategies, and academic engagement in subjects pursuing a university degree in Argentina during the first month of compulsory social isolation against the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-report online questionnaires were administered to 584 participants: Insomnia Severity Index, Penn State Worry Questionnaire, Coping Responses Inventory, Utrecht Work Engageme nt Scale for Students. Demographic data was recorded. Statistics included bivariate and multivariate techniques. Prevalences of 45% for subthreshold insomnia, 23% for moderate insomnia, and 4% for severe insomnia were found. The severe insomnia group presented higher levels of worry and cognitive avoidance strategies. Insomnia was also associated with daytime concerns. The group without insomnia was more vigorous in their academic engagement. Being physically active was associated with lower sleep problems. Insomnia prevalence is high in socially isolated university students. Cognitive avoidance coping strategies are associated with worry, which leads to an alert state that makes sleep difficult. These findings should be taken into account by academic institutions to define their pedagogic strategies. publishedVersion Fil: Scotta, Ana Verónica. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Fil: Scotta, Ana Verónica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. Fil: Cortez, Mariela Valentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Fil: Cortez, Mariela Valentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. Fil: Miranda, Agustín Ramiro. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Escuela de Fonoaudiología; Argentina. Fil: Miranda, Agustín Ramiro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud; Argentina. 2021-09-01T18:54:44Z 2021-09-01T18:54:44Z 2020-12-31 article http://hdl.handle.net/11086/20045 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13548506.2020.1869796 eng Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Covid 19 Pandemic Social isolation Insomnia Coping Worry Academic engagement Scotta, Ana Verónica Cortez, Mariela Valentina Miranda, Agustín Ramiro Insomnia is associated with worry, cognitive avoidance and low academic engagement in Argentinian university students during the COVID-19 social isolation |
title | Insomnia is associated with worry, cognitive avoidance and low academic engagement in Argentinian university students during the COVID-19 social isolation |
title_full | Insomnia is associated with worry, cognitive avoidance and low academic engagement in Argentinian university students during the COVID-19 social isolation |
title_fullStr | Insomnia is associated with worry, cognitive avoidance and low academic engagement in Argentinian university students during the COVID-19 social isolation |
title_full_unstemmed | Insomnia is associated with worry, cognitive avoidance and low academic engagement in Argentinian university students during the COVID-19 social isolation |
title_short | Insomnia is associated with worry, cognitive avoidance and low academic engagement in Argentinian university students during the COVID-19 social isolation |
title_sort | insomnia is associated with worry cognitive avoidance and low academic engagement in argentinian university students during the covid 19 social isolation |
topic | Covid 19 Pandemic Social isolation Insomnia Coping Worry Academic engagement |
url | http://hdl.handle.net/11086/20045 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13548506.2020.1869796 |
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