Relationship between the habit of napping with self-awakening and generalized self-efficacy

Kaida Kosuke, Ogawa Keiko, Matsuura Noriko, Takahashi Masaya, Hori Tadao

doi:10.11560/jahp.19.1_1

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高齢者の仮眠習慣および自己覚醒と特性的自己効力感の関係
コウレイシャノカミンシュウカンオヨビジコカクセイトトクセイテキジココウリョクカンノカンケイ

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The relationship between generalized self-efficacy and afternoon napping with or without self-awakening, defined as waking up at a designated time decided before sleep, was investigated in elderly people. It has been reported that a short nap with self-awakening can reduce afternoon sleepiness and sleep inertia. The feeling of self-control over afternoon sleepiness may contribute to maintaining self-efficacy in daily life. In the present study, a questionnaire survey was conducted with 447 elderly people aged over 65 (74.3±5.28). A one-way analysis of variance compared four groups of participants: regular napping, defined as taking a nap at the same time of the day, irregular napping, napping with self-awakening, and napping without self-awakening. The results suggest that regular napping was significantly related to higher self-efficacy, and moreover, that self-awakening also contributed to increasing self-efficacy. These results imply that the habit of regular napping with self-awakening would be a useful tool for promoting successful aging.

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The Japanese Journal of Health Psychology

The Japanese Journal of Health Psychology 19 (1), 1-9, 2006

The Japanese Association of Health Psychology

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