The moderating effect of resilience in the association between insomnia severity and PTSD symptoms in Lebanese adolescents in the aftermath of the 2023 earthquake
Dagher, Dina Malaeb, Diana Dabbous, Mariam Sakr, Fouad El Khatib, Sami Fekih-Romdhane, Feten Obeid, Sahar Hallit, Souheil Hallit, Rabih
Dagher, Dina
Malaeb, Diana
Dabbous, Mariam
Sakr, Fouad
El Khatib, Sami
Fekih-Romdhane, Feten
Obeid, Sahar
Hallit, Souheil
Hallit, Rabih
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2024-06-30
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The interplay between insomnia and PTSD symptoms remains misunderstood, and seems to be influenced by other factors like individual resilience. Our study examined the moderating role of resilience in the relationship between insomnia and PTSD symptoms among a sample of Lebanese adolescents, in the aftermath of the 2023 earthquake. This cross sectional study, conducted in April, 2 months after the earthquake, enrolled 546 Lebanese adolescents. We used the Sleep Self Report, the Resilience Scale for Adolescents and the 13-item Children’s Impact of Event Scale. The interaction insomnia severity by resilience was significantly associated with PTSD scores. At low, moderate and high resilience levels, higher insomnia severity was significantly associated with lower PTSD. Resilience moderated the relationship between insomnia and PTSD, mitigating the detrimental impact of disrupted sleep on PTSD symptoms. This data can guide healthcare administrators and psychiatric caregivers in classifying risk factors and implementing interventions to predict PTSD development.