Sleep in NCAA Division I collegiate athletes: Relations with self-compassion, stress, and rumination.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether the benefits of self-compassion on sleep difficulties extend to a sample of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college athletes, and to examine the unique contributions of two possible pathways that have been separately evidenced to underlie the self-compassion and sleep difficulties association in non-athlete populations - namely perceived stress and rumination. A total of 412 NCAA Division I college athletes (M = 19.88, SD = 1.

Poor sleep quality and reduced immune function among college students: Perceived stress and depression as mediators.

Objectives: Sleep problems are highly prevalent among college students and are linked to a multitude of detrimental consequences, among which are heightened perceived stress and symptoms of depression. The present study investigated the effect of poor sleep quality on the immune function of college students. A serial mediation model was developed to test the prediction that perceived stress and depression sequentially mediate the relationship between poor sleep quality and reduced immune function among college students.