The Moderating Effect of Resilience-Related Strength on the Relationship Between Sleep Reactivity and Insomnia Symptoms in Young Male University Students in China: A Network Analysis

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The study involved 1,122 young male university students in China to explore the relationship between sleep reactivity, resilience, and insomnia symptoms.
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Greater sleep reactivity was linked to more severe insomnia symptoms, highlighting its role as a vulnerability factor for insomnia.
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Among the resilience dimensions, Strength was found to negatively correlate with insomnia symptoms and significantly moderated the sleep reactivity-insomnia relationship.
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Moderated network analysis revealed that Strength specifically moderated connections between sleep reactivity and insomnia related to interpersonal conflict and public speaking.
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The findings suggest that Strength may serve as a protective resource against insomnia symptoms in young men experiencing stress-related sleep vulnerability.

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