The Relationship between Anxiety and Sleep Quality

Abstract

This study looks at the association between sleep quality and anxiety in adults by use of two measures: the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) measuring anxiety and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) measuring sleep quality. Expected results include participants with anxiety will show lower sleep quality, females with anxiety will have lower sleep quality than males with anxiety, and young adults with anxiety will have lower sleep quality than older adults with anxiety. This study is unique because it looks at how both age and gender impact the relationship between sleep and anxiety.