Abstract:
The aim of the current study was aimed to assess the association between
perceived stress, poor sleep quality, and mental well-being. It was hypothesized that
there would be an association between perceived stress, poor sleep quality and mental
well-being in young adults. A secondary hypothesis was sleep quality would be a
moderator between perceived stress and mental well-being among young adults. A
sample of 488 young adults including men (n= 244) and women (n=244) ranging in
age from 19 to 25 years (M = 20.38 and SD = 1.76) was taken from different private
and government sector universities. Convenience sampling strategy was used to
approach participants and collect data. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (Buysse, 1989),
Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen , 1983) and Warwich Edinburgh Mental Well Being
Scale (Warwich and Edinburgh, 2008) were used to access the perceived stress, poor
sleep quality and mental well-being. Pearson product moment correlation and
moderation analysis through AMOS were used to test hypotheses. For additional
findings independent samples t-test were applied. The findings of the study revealed
that perceived was found to have a positive association with poor sleep quality and
negative association with mental well-being. Additional findings revealed that there
were significant differences in perceived stress, poor sleep quality and mental well-
being in young adults related to the family system, gender and universities. The
present study had implication in clinical and counseling psychology.
