@article{ref1,
title="Poor sleep and reactive aggression: results from a national sample of African American adults",
journal="Journal of psychiatric research",
year="2015",
author="Vaughn, Michael G. and Salas-Wright, Christopher P. and White, Norman A. and Kremer, Kristen P.",
volume="66-67",
number="",
pages="54-59",
abstract="BACKGROUND: We know that poor sleep can have important implications for a variety of health outcomes and some evidence suggests a link between sleep and aggressive behavior. However, few studies have looked at this relationship among African-Americans in the United States. <br><br>METHODS: Data from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL) and the NSAL Adult Re-Interview were used to examine associations between sleep duration and self-reported quality of sleep on reactive aggression among African American and Caribbean Black respondents between the ages of 18 and 65 (n = 2499). <br><br>RESULTS: Controlling for an array of sociodemographic and psychiatric factors, sleep was found to be significantly associated with reactive aggression. Specifically, individuals who reported sleeping on average less than 5 h per night were nearly three times more likely to report losing their temper and engaging in a physical fight (AOR = 3.13, 95% CI = 1.22-8.02). Moreover, individuals who reported being &quot;very dissatisfied&quot; with their sleep were more than two times more likely to report losing their temper and engaging in physical fights (AOR = 3.32, 95% CI = 1.50-7.33). Persons reporting everyday discrimination and problems managing stress were more likely to sleep poorly. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The present study is among the first to document an association between poor sleep and reactive violence among African-Americans. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest that reducing discrimination may lead to improved sleep and subsequently reduce forms of reactive violence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3956",
doi="10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.04.015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.04.015"
}