APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
From Coping to Consequences: The Interrelationship between Anxiety, Substance Use, and Sleep Dysfunction
- Ella Putos
University of California - Irvine (Department of Psychological Science) - Daniel Dickinson
University of California, Irvine - Jocelyn Aboufares
University of California, Irvine - Norah Kurian
University of California, Irvine
Abstract
Anxiety symptoms amongst justice-involved youth are linked with sleep problems after 12 months; this association appears to be mediated by substance use. Elevated levels of anxiety were followed by increased marijuana use and binge drinking 6 months after symptoms were detected, subsequently linked to sleep problems at the 12-month follow-up.
