The mediating effect of bedtime procrastination between sleep quality and pregnancy-related anxiety.

IF 2 3区医学 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology Pub Date : 2025-12-31 Epub Date: 2025-08-28 DOI:10.1080/0167482X.2025.2546918

Mingfen Liu, Hui Liu, Lisha Guo, Yifang Zhuo, Wenpei Liao, Guoyi Tang, Fang Deng, Fang He

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Abstract

Objective: This study aims to investigate the mediating role of bedtime procrastination in the relationship between sleep quality and pregnancy-related anxiety in pregnant women.

Methods: A total of 422 pregnant women were surveyed at the maternity clinic of a tertiary hospital in Guangzhou, China, using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Scale (PRAQ), and the Bedtime Procrastination Scale (BPS). The mediating effect of bedtime procrastination was examined via Model 4 in the PROCESS macro for SPSS.

Results: The mean scores of the participants were as follows: sleep quality (5.86 ± 2.86), bedtime procrastination (2.72 ± 0.85), and pregnancy-related anxiety (24.38 ± 6.99). Sleep quality was positively correlated with both bedtime procrastination and pregnancy-related anxiety, and bedtime procrastination was also positively correlated with pregnancy-related anxiety (all p < 0.001). The mediating effect of bedtime procrastination was 0.211, accounting for 29.80% of the total effect.

Conclusion: Sleep disturbances, bedtime procrastination, and pregnancy-related anxiety were prevalent among pregnant women. Bedtime procrastination partially mediated the relationship between sleep quality and pregnancy-related anxiety. Interventions aimed at reducing bedtime procrastination could improve sleep quality and mitigate its impact on pregnancy-related anxiety.

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睡前拖延症在睡眠质量与妊娠焦虑之间的中介作用。

目的：本研究旨在探讨睡前拖延在孕妇睡眠质量与妊娠相关焦虑之间的中介作用。方法：采用匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）、妊娠相关焦虑量表（PRAQ）和就寝拖延量表（BPS）对广州某三级医院产科门诊422名孕妇进行调查。睡前拖延的中介作用通过SPSS PROCESS宏中的模型4进行检验。结果：参与者的平均得分为：睡眠质量（5.86±2.86）分、就寝拖延（2.72±0.85）分、妊娠焦虑（24.38±6.99）分。睡眠质量与就寝拖延症和妊娠相关焦虑均呈正相关，就寝拖延症与妊娠相关焦虑也呈正相关（均p）结论：睡眠障碍、就寝拖延症和妊娠相关焦虑在孕妇中普遍存在。睡前拖延症部分介导了睡眠质量与妊娠相关焦虑之间的关系。旨在减少睡前拖延症的干预措施可以提高睡眠质量，减轻其对怀孕相关焦虑的影响。

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Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology 医学-妇产科学

CiteScore

6.10

自引率

3.20%

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审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology was founded in 1982 in order to provide a scientific forum for obstetricians, gynecologists, psychiatrists and psychologists, academic health professionals as well as for all those who are interested in the psychosocial and psychosomatic aspects of women’s health. Another of its aims is to stimulate obstetricians and gynecologists to pay more attention to this very important facet of their profession.