During early and mid-adolescence, greater mental toughness is related to increased sleep quality and quality of life

Serge Brand; Nadeem Kalak; Markus Gerber; Peter J Clough; Sakari Lemola; Uwe Pühse; Edith Holsboer-Trachsler

doi:10.1177/1359105314542816

During early and mid-adolescence, greater mental toughness is related to increased sleep quality and quality of life

J Health Psychol. 2016 Jun;21(6):905-15. doi: 10.1177/1359105314542816. Epub 2014 Jul 24.

Authors

Serge Brand¹, Nadeem Kalak², Markus Gerber³, Peter J Clough⁴, Sakari Lemola³, Uwe Pühse³, Edith Holsboer-Trachsler²

Affiliations

¹ Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Switzerland University of Basel, Switzerland serge.brand@upkbs.ch.
² Psychiatric Clinics of the University of Basel, Switzerland.
³ University of Basel, Switzerland.
⁴ Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.

PMID: 25060987
DOI: 10.1177/1359105314542816

Abstract

The aim of this study was to explore the association between mental toughness, subjective sleep, physical activity, and quality of life during early and mid-adolescence. A total of 1475 participants (mean age = 13.4 years; range: 11-16 years) took part in the study. They completed questionnaires related to mental toughness, physical activity, subjective sleep, and quality of life. Greater mental toughness was related to more favorable quality of life and increased subjective sleep. Mental toughness was not related to physical activity. Increased mental toughness, favorable quality of life, and sleep are related during early and mid-adolescence. Against our expectations, mental toughness was not related to physical activity.

Keywords: early and mid-adolescence; mental toughness; physical activity; quality of life; subjective sleep.

MeSH terms

Achievement*
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior / psychology*
Child
Cognition / physiology*
Female
Humans
Male
Quality of Life / psychology*
Self Concept*
Sex Factors
Sleep / physiology*
Surveys and Questionnaires
Switzerland