Regular sleep patterns, not just duration, critical for mental health: association of accelerometer-derived sleep regularity with incident depression and anxiety
Greater sleep regularity is independently associated with lower depression and anxiety risk regardless of sleep duration, suggesting that sleep-wake consistency should be considered in mental health promotion strategies alongside traditional sleep duration recommendations.
Authors
- Li D (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4990-724X)
- Qi‐Jun Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9421-5114)
- Tingting Gong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7909-7811)
- Wenrui Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0430-3920)
- Shan‐Yan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2559-2754)
- Zheming Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9293-0484)
- Bing Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1670-6115)
- Minghui Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5443-3197)
- Jia‐Cheng Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7779-3016)
- Qian Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3862-2764)
Institutions
- National Health and Family Planning Commission (CN)
- China Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychological Medicine
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0033291725101281
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.35