EVENING CHRONOTYPE, SLEEP QUALITY, AND MENTAL DISTRESS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

The present study was designed to assess the relationship between evening chronotype, sleep quality, and mental distress in university students. A sample of 285 (142 Male and 143 Female) was chosen using the purposive sampling approach from different universities of Faisalabad. The Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ), The Sleep Quality Scaled and Psychological Distress Scale used for data collection. SPSS 26 was used to analyse the data, and a cross-sectional research design was used. Results indicate that evening chronotypes with sleep quality has negative correlation and positive correlation with mental distress. This implies that preferring staying up late may hinder sleep, which may then lead to increase psychological distress. The results also showed that sleep quality is a significant predictor of mental distress of university students. Results revealed that sleep quality is not a significant moderator between evening chronotype and mental distress among university students.