在南佛罗里达州的大学生中,睡眠健康,负面强化学习和酒精使用之间的关联具有高度的内化症状
Nathan A Sollenberger1, Logan R Cummings1, Josefina Freitag1
1Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33199, USA.
Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.)
|April 30, 2024
概括
睡眠质量不佳可能会增加酒精使用,特别是在患有抑郁症的学生中. 睡眠时间的变化和社会负面强化学习的学习表现与这个群体的酒精消费量较高有关.
科学领域:
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 负增强学习 (NRL) 可能将睡眠障碍与酒精使用联系起来,特别是在患有抑郁症和焦虑症的人群中.
- 睡眠影响情绪调节,奖励处理和学习,这表明它在开始饮酒方面发挥了作用.
- 现有的研究还没有通过NRL探索睡眠对早期酒精使用的间接影响.
研究的目的:
- 为了复制睡眠和酒精使用之间的关联.
- 测试睡眠与负增强学习 (NRL) 之间的关联.
- 通过NRL在未成年大学生中检查睡眠是否间接影响酒精使用.
主要方法:
- 60名未成年大学生 (18-20岁) 通过智能手表和日记完成了14天的睡眠和酒精使用跟踪.
- 参与者进行了计算机任务,以评估社会 (SNRL) 和货币 (MNRL) 负增强学习.
- 用通用线性模型和调解分析来测试直接和间接的关联.
主要成果:
- 社会负面强化学习 (SNRL) 的表现与饮酒有积极的关联.
- 通过SNRL或MNRL,没有发现睡眠对酒精使用的显著间接影响.
- 探索性分析揭示了相互作用:睡眠时间的变化和SNRL的表现与抑郁症症状严重程度较高的学生的酒精使用有更强的联系.
结论:
- 虽然在SNRL,睡眠时间变化和酒精使用之间发现了直接关联,特别是在抑郁症的学生中,但通过NRL的间接影响没有得到支持.
- 睡眠时间的变化和SNRL表现可能是大学生高抑郁症状的酒精使用的独立风险因素.
- 未来的研究应该证实因果关系,并探索针对睡眠和对消极社会刺激的行为反应来减少饮酒的干预措施.
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