Consecutive Nights of Moderate Sleep Loss Does Not Affect Mood in Healthy Young Males

Christiana Harous, Gregory D. Roach, Thomas G. Kontou, Ashley J. Montero, Nicole Stuart, Charli Sargent

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Abstract

Sleep loss causes mood disturbance in non-clinical populations under severe conditions, i.e., two days/nights of sleep deprivation or a week of sleep restriction with 4–5 h in bed each night. However, the effects of more-common types of sleep loss on mood disturbance are not yet known. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine mood disturbance in healthy adults over a week with nightly time in bed controlled at 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 h. Participants (n = 115) spent nine nights in the laboratory and were given either 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 h in bed over seven consecutive nights. Mood was assessed daily using the Profile of Mood States (POMS-2). Mixed-linear effects models examined the effect of time in bed on total mood disturbance and subscales of anger-hostility, confusion-bewilderment, depression-dejection, fatigue-inertia, tension-anxiety, vigour-activity and friendliness. There was no effect of time in bed on total mood disturbance (F(4, 110.42) = 1.31, p = 0.271) or any of the subscales except fatigue-inertia. Fatigue-inertia was higher in the 5 h compared with the 9 h time in bed condition (p = 0.012, d = 0.75). Consecutive nights of moderate sleep loss (i.e., 5–7 h) does not affect mood but does increase fatigue in healthy males.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)442-448
Number of pages7
JournalClocks & Sleep
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2021

Keywords

  • emotion
  • fatigue
  • mood disturbance
  • profile of mood states
  • sleep restriction
  • wellbeing

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