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Mindfulness, Subjective Cognitive Functioning, Sleep Timing and Time Expansion during COVID-19 Lockdown: A
1Department of Psychology, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, CE, Italy.
Clocks & Sleep
|June 27, 2023
Summary
COVID-19 lockdown altered time perception and sleep patterns. Increased mindfulness helped regulate sleep timing by reducing feelings of time expansion and boredom during the pandemic.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Chronobiology
- Cognitive Neuroscience
Background:
- The COVID-19 lockdown induced widespread changes in daily rhythms and time perception.
- Factors influencing these temporal distortions, such as mindfulness and sleep, require further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on dispositional mindfulness, subjective time experience, sleep timing, and memory functioning.
- To explore the relationship between mindfulness, time perception, and sleep regulation during the lockdown.
Main Methods:
- A longitudinal study involving 39 Italian adults before and during the first COVID-19 lockdown.
- Assessment of mindfulness, sleep habits, chronotypes, time perception, and memory functioning.
Main Results:
- Participants reported delayed sleep timing, a slower perception of time, reduced time pressure, and increased feelings of time expansion/boredom.
- Mindfulness correlated with memory functioning and sleep duration.
- A mediation analysis revealed that increased mindfulness reduced time expansion/boredom, leading to delayed workday bedtimes.
Conclusions:
- Mindfulness plays a crucial role in mitigating the negative effects of time expansion/boredom on sleep timing.
- Findings offer insights into psychological and behavioral adaptations during enforced societal changes.
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