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Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine 1/2013

01-08-2013 | Invited Commentary

Nighttime Sleep and Daytime Stress—Tangled Bedfellows: a Comment on Williams et al.

Author: Kathi L. Heffner, Ph.D.

Published in: Annals of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 1/2013

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Excerpt

The article by Williams and colleagues [1] aligns with growing evidence that although psychological stress and worry can result in less sleep, poor sleep quality may play a significant role in disturbing further stress adaptation. By examining associations between sleep and stress-related cognitive, affective, and physiological disturbances, the authors provide a snapshot of what likely represents an unhealthful, bidirectional cycle of poor sleep and maladaptive stress responses. …
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Williams PG, Cribbet MR, Rau HK, Gunn HE, Czajkowski LA. The effects of poor sleep on cognitive, affective, and physiological responses to a laboratory stressor. Ann Behav Med. 2013. doi:10.​1007/​s12160-013-9482-x.
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Metadata
Title
Nighttime Sleep and Daytime Stress—Tangled Bedfellows: a Comment on Williams et al.
Author
Kathi L. Heffner, Ph.D.
Publication date
01-08-2013
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Annals of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0883-6612
Electronic ISSN: 1532-4796
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12160-013-9502-x

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