Introduction
Many working Americans have a full schedule that includes: work deadlines, professional development activities, family obligations and social events. All these undertakings often leave little time for self-care, including a full night’s sleep. Consequently, there is a body of evidence that indicates that sleep quality can have a negative impact on an individual’s subjective well-being (Hamilton et al, 2007; Lemola, Ledermann, & Friedman, 2013). One way to improve one’s subjective well-being is through self-care, which includes quality sleep In this paper a single subject design intervention was implemented to determine if a self-care activity, improving sleep hygiene, would improve the individual’s subjective well-being. To measure the effectiveness of the single subject design (SSD) on whether or not subjective well-being was increased, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) was used.
Subjective Well-Being The notion of subjective well-being …show more content…
It is the care taken by individuals towards their own health and well-being, and includes the care extended to their children, family, friends and others in neighborhoods and local communities. Self-Care includes the actions individuals and care-givers take for themselves, their children, their families and others to stay fit and maintain good physical and mental health; meet social and psychological needs; prevent illness or accidents; care for minor ailments and long-term conditions; and maintain health and wellbeing after acute illness or discharge from
Many working Americans have a full schedule that includes: work deadlines, professional development activities, family obligations and social events. All these undertakings often leave little time for self-care, including a full night’s sleep. Consequently, there is a body of evidence that indicates that sleep quality can have a negative impact on an individual’s subjective well-being (Hamilton et al, 2007; Lemola, Ledermann, & Friedman, 2013). One way to improve one’s subjective well-being is through self-care, which includes quality sleep In this paper a single subject design intervention was implemented to determine if a self-care activity, improving sleep hygiene, would improve the individual’s subjective well-being. To measure the effectiveness of the single subject design (SSD) on whether or not subjective well-being was increased, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) was used.
Subjective Well-Being The notion of subjective well-being …show more content…
It is the care taken by individuals towards their own health and well-being, and includes the care extended to their children, family, friends and others in neighborhoods and local communities. Self-Care includes the actions individuals and care-givers take for themselves, their children, their families and others to stay fit and maintain good physical and mental health; meet social and psychological needs; prevent illness or accidents; care for minor ailments and long-term conditions; and maintain health and wellbeing after acute illness or discharge from