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. 2024 May 24;14(6):444.
doi: 10.3390/bs14060444.

The Relationship between Metacognition, Rumination, and Sleep in University Students with a Tendency toward Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Hui Yu  1 , Zhanbiao Shi  1 , Mei Zhao  1
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The Relationship between Metacognition, Rumination, and Sleep in University Students with a Tendency toward Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Hui Yu et al. Behav Sci (Basel). .

Abstract

People with generalized anxiety disorder tend to have sleep problems, and studies have found correlations between metacognition, rumination, and sleep, but it is unclear how metacognition and rumination work in people with a tendency towards generalized anxiety disorder. The goal of this paper is to investigate the correlation between metacognition, rumination, and sleep in university students with a tendency towards generalized anxiety disorder, and the mediating role of rumination in the effect of metacognition on sleep. The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7), the Meta-Cognition Questionnaire (MCQ-30), the Ruminative Responses Scale (RRS), and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) were used to investigate and psychometrically measure 566 university students in Anyang Normal College. The results of correlation analysis showed significant positive correlations between metacognition and sleep, ruminative thinking and sleep, and metacognition and rumination in university students with a tendency towards generalized anxiety disorder. Mediation analysis showed that rumination partially mediated the effect of metacognition on sleep, with the mediating effect accounting for 51.1% of the total effect. There is a strong correlation between metacognition, rumination, and sleep in university students with a tendency towards generalized anxiety disorder, and both metacognition and rumination can predict sleep, while metacognition can affect sleep through the mediating effect of rumination.

Keywords: generalized anxiety disorder; metacognition; rumination; sleep.

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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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Path diagram of the mediating role of rumination between metacognition and sleep.
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