A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the relationship between sleep duration/quality, mental toughness and resilience amongst healthy individuals

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Publication Date

1-1-2022

Abstract

The majority of sleep research has focused on deleterious health outcomes, with little attention to positive sequels. A systematic review of the literature regarding sleep duration and/or sleep quality in relation to mental toughness and resilience amongst non-clinical, healthy populations was completed. Eight databases and selected sources for grey literature were searched from their inception to April 2021. A total of 1,925 unique records (1,898 from the database search and 27 from grey sources) were identified and screened against the pre-set inclusion and exclusion criteria. Of these, 68 studies were eligible and 63 were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled results indicated a weak, positive correlation between sleep duration and resilience (r=0.11, p<0.001), and sleep quality (r=0.27, p<0.001). The pooled correlation was slightly attenuated for prospective studies pertaining to sleep quality and resilience (r=0.18, p<0.001). We found evidence of high publication bias for studies that explored the relationship between sleep quality and resilience. Sleep and resilience are positively correlated but additional research is needed to verify the direct relationship through carefully designed, prospective studies that capture both subjective and objective sleep estimates. For a more comprehensive understanding, complementary reviews that explore the sleep-resilience association are needed for clinical populations, and those who have suffered extreme hardship.

ISSN

1087-0792

Publisher

Elsevier

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Keywords

Meta-analysis, Resilience, Sleep duration, Sleep quality, Systematic review

Scopus ID

85126531221

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

no

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