State Measures and Sleep Stages

Abstract

The present study examines the relationship between sleep and mood variables in an aging (50- to 60-yr.-old) sample of 36 males and 39 females. Data from two nights of sleep recordings were correlated with 5 mood scales from the Lorr Mood test administered 1/2 hr. prior to bedtime on the second night. 18 sleep variables were analyzed. Correlations from the first night of sleep and mood variables were compared with those obtained from the same mood variables and second night's sleep. Male and female subjects were analyzed separately. Analyses indicated many more significant correlations (28) than would be expected by chance (4).