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RMJ. 2021; 46(4): 776-779


Effect of loneliness and sleep disturbances on mental health problems among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating role of resilience

Awwabah Rufarakh, Samina Majeed, Ayesha Jahangir, Mussarat Jabeen Khan, Zartasha Farooq, Alio Mohammad.

Abstract
Objective: To examine the correlation between loneliness, sleep disturbances, resilience and mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and stress among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 500 young adults with age 18-40 years from Islamabad/Rawalpindi region, Pakistan. We used UCLA-Loneliness Scale, PROMIS-Sleep Disturbance Scale, the Ego Resiliency scale and DASS-21. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.
Results: There was positive correlation between loneliness, sleep disturbance, mental health problems and a negative correlation with resilience. Resilience played a moderating role between loneliness and mental health problems and between sleep disturbances and mental health problems.
Conclusion: During the times of the COVID-19 pandemic, loneliness, sleep disturbances effect on mental health problems, and the positively correlate and they correlate negatively with resilience.

Key words: Loneliness, sleep disturbance, mental health problems, COVID 19.


 
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Rufarakh A, Majeed S, Jahangir A, Khan MJ, Farooq Z, Mohammad A. Effect of loneliness and sleep disturbances on mental health problems among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating role of resilience. RMJ. 2021; 46(4): 776-779.

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Rufarakh A, Majeed S, Jahangir A, Khan MJ, Farooq Z, Mohammad A. Effect of loneliness and sleep disturbances on mental health problems among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating role of resilience. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=42069 [Access: April 05, 2022].

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Rufarakh A, Majeed S, Jahangir A, Khan MJ, Farooq Z, Mohammad A. Effect of loneliness and sleep disturbances on mental health problems among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating role of resilience. RMJ. 2021; 46(4): 776-779.


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Rufarakh A, Majeed S, Jahangir A, Khan MJ, Farooq Z, Mohammad A. Effect of loneliness and sleep disturbances on mental health problems among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating role of resilience. RMJ. (2021), [cited April 05, 2022]; 46(4): 776-779.


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Rufarakh, A., Majeed, . S., Jahangir, . A., Khan, . M. J., Farooq, . Z. & Mohammad, . A. (2021) Effect of loneliness and sleep disturbances on mental health problems among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating role of resilience. RMJ, 46 (4), 776-779.


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Rufarakh, Awwabah, Samina Majeed, Ayesha Jahangir, Mussarat Jabeen Khan, Zartasha Farooq, and Alio Mohammad. 2021. Effect of loneliness and sleep disturbances on mental health problems among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating role of resilience. Rawal Medical Journal, 46 (4), 776-779.


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Rufarakh, Awwabah, Samina Majeed, Ayesha Jahangir, Mussarat Jabeen Khan, Zartasha Farooq, and Alio Mohammad. "Effect of loneliness and sleep disturbances on mental health problems among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating role of resilience." Rawal Medical Journal 46 (2021), 776-779.


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Rufarakh, Awwabah, Samina Majeed, Ayesha Jahangir, Mussarat Jabeen Khan, Zartasha Farooq, and Alio Mohammad. "Effect of loneliness and sleep disturbances on mental health problems among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating role of resilience." Rawal Medical Journal 46.4 (2021), 776-779. Print.


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Rufarakh, A., Majeed, . S., Jahangir, . A., Khan, . M. J., Farooq, . Z. & Mohammad, . A. (2021) Effect of loneliness and sleep disturbances on mental health problems among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: Moderating role of resilience. Rawal Medical Journal, 46 (4), 776-779.







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