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Ursidae: The Undergraduate Research Journal at the University of Northern Colorado

Faculty Sponsor

Loree Crow

Faculty Sponsor Email

loree.crow@unco.edu

Second Faculty Sponsor

Corinne Wieben

Second Faculty Sponsor Email

Corinne.Wieben@unco.edu

Abstract

Sleep plays a fundamental role in the human body being able to function effectively, in particular it plays an essential role in mood regulation. Previous research on sleep and mood has found that there is a correlation between receiving an inadequate amount of sleep and having a negative mood. However, the current field has mostly looked at the relationship between disordered sleep and mood disorders as opposed to everyday sleep patterns and daily mood. The present study aims to look at how sleep restrictions which occur naturally (not caused by sleep disorders such as insomnia) effect daily mood. To conduct this study a sleep questionnaire was created to measure the amount and quality of sleep participants receive, and the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule was used to determine mood state. The data was analyzed in three groups: poor sleep (

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