Cognitive distortions as predictors of some sleep disorders in a sample of adolescents of both sexes

The current study aimed to identify the contribution of cognitive distortions in predicting sleep disorders, on a sample of (200) male and female students (85 males - 115 females) of secondary school students, who were applied to the cognitive distortions scale prepared by the researcher and the sleep disorders scale prepared by Muhammad Abdel-Sabour 2021. The results revealed a positive relationship between cognitive distortions (jumping to conclusions, negative selection, generalization, blaming others, and catastrophic thinking) and both insomnia disorder, sleep naps, and the total sum of sleep disturbances, while hypersomnia was positively associated with both jumping to conclusions and negative selection; and it was not associated with both generalizations, blaming others, and catastrophic thinking.
 The results of the current study also showed that there were no differences between males and females in cognitive distortions (jumping to conclusions, negative selection, generalization, blaming others, and catastrophic thinking. It also indicated that there were differences in the total sum of sleep disorders in the direction of males. Finally the results showed the contribution of cognitive distortions combined (jumping to conclusions, negative selection, generalizing, blaming others, and catastrophic thinking) in positively predicting the total number of sleep disturbances. They were, in order from highest to lowest, (generalizing, blaming others, catastrophic thinking, negative selection , and jumping to conclusions).