Chronic stress, catecholamines, and sleep disturbance at Three Mile Island
The present study was concerned with the relationship between chronic stress and sleep disturbance. Previous research has provided evidence of chronic stress responding among people living near the Three Mile Island nuclear generating facility. Compared to control subjects, the TMI group has exhibited greater symptom reporting, poorer performance on behavioral measures of concentration, and elevated levels of urinary norepinephrine and epinephrine. Other research has suggested a relationship between arousal and insomnia. The extent to which stress and sleep disturbances were experienced by residents at TMI was examined and compared to levels of stress and sleep disturbance among a group of control subjects. The relationship between stress and sleep disturbances was also examined. Results indicated that TMI area residents exhibited more stress than the controls and reported greater disturbance of sleep. Modest relationships among stress and sleep measures suggested that the symptoms of stress measured in this study were not primary determinants of sleep problems.
- Research Organization:
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
- OSTI ID:
- 6019012
- Journal Information:
- J. Hum. Stress; (United States), Vol. 13:2
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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