The Mediating Role of Cognitive Reappraisal on Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Quality in Higher Educational Context: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study

Yuan Zhang,1 Shazia Rehman,2 Abdullah Addas,3,4 Mehmood Ahmad,5 Ayesha Khan6 1College of Art, Nanyang Vocational College of Agriculture, Nan Yang, Henan, 47300, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Ment...

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description Yuan Zhang,1 Shazia Rehman,2 Abdullah Addas,3,4 Mehmood Ahmad,5 Ayesha Khan6 1College of Art, Nanyang Vocational College of Agriculture, Nan Yang, Henan, 47300, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia; 4Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan; 6Department of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, PakistanCorrespondence: Shazia Rehman, Department of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13308429613, Email rehmanshazia.malik@gmail.comBackground: While bedtime procrastination is commonly associated with adverse outcomes such as poor sleep quality, the mechanisms mediating these effects remain underexplored. Grounded in the Self-Regulation Model of Behavior and the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, this study examines the mediating role of cognitive reappraisal in the relationship between bedtime procrastination and sleep quality over time.Methods: Employing a longitudinal design, the study examined the progression of bedtime procrastination, cognitive reappraisal, and sleep quality among university students at three distinct time points throughout an academic semester. Structural equation modeling and autoregressive time-lagged panel models were utilized to analyze the data, assessing both the direct effects and the mediating role of cognitive reappraisal over time.Results: The results revealed that bedtime procrastination exhibited significant stability across time points (β = 0.619 to 0.658, p< 0.001). Bedtime procrastination at earlier time points predicted poorer cognitive reappraisal (β= − 0.169, p< 0.05 to − 0.215, p< 0.01) and subsequent sleep quality (β=0.256, p< 0.001). Additionally, cognitive reappraisal significantly mediated the relationship between bedtime procrastination and sleep quality (β= − 0.359, Boot 95% CI: − 0.51 to − 0.234), emphasizing the role of emotional regulation strategies in sleep-related outcomes.Conclusion: These findings underscored the impact of bedtime procrastination on sleep quality and highlight cognitive reappraisal as a key mediator. Interventions focusing on enhancing emotion regulation skills could mitigate the adverse effects of bedtime procrastination and improve sleep outcomes among university students.Keywords: bedtime procrastination, cognitive reappraisal, sleep quality, longitudinal study, time-lagged panel model
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spelling doaj-art-fe16598f88104e49a9bae421b7c889a62025-01-21T16:58:07ZengDove Medical PressNature and Science of Sleep1179-16082025-01-01Volume 1712914299462The Mediating Role of Cognitive Reappraisal on Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Quality in Higher Educational Context: A Three-Wave Longitudinal StudyZhang YRehman SAddas AAhmad MKhan AYuan Zhang,1 Shazia Rehman,2 Abdullah Addas,3,4 Mehmood Ahmad,5 Ayesha Khan6 1College of Art, Nanyang Vocational College of Agriculture, Nan Yang, Henan, 47300, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, 11942, Saudi Arabia; 4Landscape Architecture Department, Faculty of Architecture and Planning, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan; 6Department of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, PakistanCorrespondence: Shazia Rehman, Department of Psychiatry, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, and National Center for Mental Disorders, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13308429613, Email rehmanshazia.malik@gmail.comBackground: While bedtime procrastination is commonly associated with adverse outcomes such as poor sleep quality, the mechanisms mediating these effects remain underexplored. Grounded in the Self-Regulation Model of Behavior and the Transactional Model of Stress and Coping, this study examines the mediating role of cognitive reappraisal in the relationship between bedtime procrastination and sleep quality over time.Methods: Employing a longitudinal design, the study examined the progression of bedtime procrastination, cognitive reappraisal, and sleep quality among university students at three distinct time points throughout an academic semester. Structural equation modeling and autoregressive time-lagged panel models were utilized to analyze the data, assessing both the direct effects and the mediating role of cognitive reappraisal over time.Results: The results revealed that bedtime procrastination exhibited significant stability across time points (β = 0.619 to 0.658, p< 0.001). Bedtime procrastination at earlier time points predicted poorer cognitive reappraisal (β= − 0.169, p< 0.05 to − 0.215, p< 0.01) and subsequent sleep quality (β=0.256, p< 0.001). Additionally, cognitive reappraisal significantly mediated the relationship between bedtime procrastination and sleep quality (β= − 0.359, Boot 95% CI: − 0.51 to − 0.234), emphasizing the role of emotional regulation strategies in sleep-related outcomes.Conclusion: These findings underscored the impact of bedtime procrastination on sleep quality and highlight cognitive reappraisal as a key mediator. Interventions focusing on enhancing emotion regulation skills could mitigate the adverse effects of bedtime procrastination and improve sleep outcomes among university students.Keywords: bedtime procrastination, cognitive reappraisal, sleep quality, longitudinal study, time-lagged panel modelhttps://www.dovepress.com/the-mediating-role-of-cognitive-reappraisal-on-bedtime-procrastination-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NSSbedtime procrastinationcognitive reappraisalsleep qualitylongitudinal studytime-lagged panel model
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The Mediating Role of Cognitive Reappraisal on Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Quality in Higher Educational Context: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study
Nature and Science of Sleep
bedtime procrastination
cognitive reappraisal
sleep quality
longitudinal study
time-lagged panel model
title The Mediating Role of Cognitive Reappraisal on Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Quality in Higher Educational Context: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study
title_full The Mediating Role of Cognitive Reappraisal on Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Quality in Higher Educational Context: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study
title_fullStr The Mediating Role of Cognitive Reappraisal on Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Quality in Higher Educational Context: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study
title_full_unstemmed The Mediating Role of Cognitive Reappraisal on Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Quality in Higher Educational Context: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study
title_short The Mediating Role of Cognitive Reappraisal on Bedtime Procrastination and Sleep Quality in Higher Educational Context: A Three-Wave Longitudinal Study
title_sort mediating role of cognitive reappraisal on bedtime procrastination and sleep quality in higher educational context a three wave longitudinal study
topic bedtime procrastination
cognitive reappraisal
sleep quality
longitudinal study
time-lagged panel model
url https://www.dovepress.com/the-mediating-role-of-cognitive-reappraisal-on-bedtime-procrastination-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-NSS
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