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Classroom environment and perceived sleep disturbance in adolescents: Test of the mediating and moderating roles of perfectionism

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This study explored the relationship between classroom environment and perceived sleep disturbance in adolescents and tested the mediating and moderating roles of perfectionism in this relationship. A sample group of 2286 Chinese adolescents with a mean age of 15.0 years (SD = 1.7, ranging from 11 to 18) was recruited from 48 classes, via cluster sampling. These students completed the “My Class” questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Almost Perfectionism Scale-Revised (APS-R). Their responses were analyzed by employing a structural equation model (SEM). The results show that the classroom environment was negatively associated with perceived sleep disturbance. Also, the relationship between classroom environment and perceived sleep quality was mediated by adaptive perfectionism. These conclusions suggest that a positive classroom environment and constructive perfectionism may be beneficial for adolescent sleep quality.

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  1. Department of Humanities & Social Sciences, Minjiang Teachers College, Fuzhou, Fujian, China

    Shan-Shan Xie

  2. Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, 300074, China

    Kun-Yu Lian

  3. Department of psychology, Fujian Normal University, Qishang Campus, Shangjie, Minhou, Fuzhou, 350117, Fujian, China

    Rong-Mao Lin

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Xie, SS., Lian, KY. & Lin, RM. Classroom environment and perceived sleep disturbance in adolescents: Test of the mediating and moderating roles of perfectionism. Curr Psychol 39, 1732–1739 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-018-9872-0

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