Impact of Affect and Rumination on Quality of Sleep in Youth

Rumination is characterized as steady, recycling, depressive thinking that is a general reaction to a negative state of mind and it is the inclination to have tedious, preserving wild, and meddling thoughts. Evidence has been found on the relation between rumination and negative affect and how they can further lead to more psychological problems in an individual’s life. Rumination and affect (emotions) are a part of an individual’s day-to-day life, especially among youth. Concerning this the objective of the current research is to study the relationship between Rumination and Quality of Sleep; to study the relationship between Affect and Quality of Sleep; and to study gender differences in rumination, affect, and Quality of sleep. This research used the Rumination Response Scale, PANAS, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. A sample of 200 people was taken, 100 females and 100 males. The age range of the participants was between 18 to 25 years. The results suggested a significant relationship between Rumination and Quality of Sleep significant relationship between negative Affect and Quality of sleep. However, there was no gender difference among variables Affect, Rumination, and Quality of sleep.