Mental health and sleep disparities in an urban college sample: A longitudinal examination of White and Black students.

Joseph M DzierzewskiScott G RavytsNatalie D DautovichElliottnell PerezDana SchreiberBruce D Rybarczyk

Published in: Journal of clinical psychology (2020)

Results indicate that disparities in sleep may play an important role in the association between race and mental health symptoms among college students. Future health disparity research would benefit from exploring the potentially bidirectional relationship between sleep and mental health symptoms among college students.

Keyphrases

mental health
sleep quality
mental illness
physical activity
depressive symptoms