Analyzing the role of emotion regulation in explaining the relationship between personality traits and sleep quality in students

The present study investigated the role of emotion regulation in explaining the relationship between personality traits and sleep quality of university students . This study used descriptive - correlational method and structural equation modeling . The statistical population included all students of Tabriz University in ۱۴۰۲ , from which ۲۴۰ people were selected by cluster random sampling . The Petersburg Sleep Quality Inventory ( PSQI ; Boyce et al ., ۱۹۸۹), the New Five-Factor Personality Inventory ( NEO - FFI ; Costa & McCrae , ۱۹۸۹ ) , and the Emotional Regulation Questionnaire ( ERQ ; Gross , ۲۰۰۳ ) were used to collect data . The results of structural equation modeling showed that the proposed model had a good fit .The results of the study showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between extraversion , eagerness for new experiences , agreeableness , and professional responsibility with emotional regulation and sleep quality . Also , a negative and significant relationship was observed between neuroticism and emotional regulation and sleep quality ( P < ۰.۰۱ ) . The results of the bootstrap test also showed that emotional regulation acts as a mediator in the relationship between personality traits and sleep quality ( P < ۰.۰۱ ) . This The findings suggest that emotion regulation can mediate the relationship between personality traits and sleep quality .

کلیدواژه ها:

Personality traits ، sleep quality ، mood regulation .