Investigation of the relationship between cognitive distortions and sleep quality in adults in the moderate role of self-compassion

This study examined the relationship between cognitive distortions and sleep quality under the moderator effect of self-compassion. The sample of this study includes 229 adults over the age of 18 in Turkey. 161 females (70.3%) and 68 males (29.7%) participated in the study voluntarily. The average age of the sample was 29.83 (SD = 6.9) and ranged between 18 and 58 years. The participants were expected to complete the Demographic Information Form, the Self-Compassion Scale, the Cognitive Distortions Scale, and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale. Several statistical tests have been conducted to see if there are significant relationships between self-compassion, cognitive distortions, and sleep quality. In order, these can be counted as Normality Tests, Pearson Correlation, Point Biserial Correlation, Linear Regression, One-Way ANOVA, Independent Sample T-Tests, Regression (Process Macro), and Chi-Square. According to the research results, cognitive distortions negatively affect sleep quality. In addition, increased self-compassion reduces cognitive distortions. Finally, increased self-compassion has been found to affect sleep quality positively. Keywords: Self-Compassion, Cognitive Distortions, Sleep Quality