Letao Zhou

"Just Part of Aging?" Sleep-Problem Normalization, Sleep-Related Worry, Help-Seeking, and Emotional Distress Among Chinese Older Adults

Many older adults experience poor sleep but do not always view it as a problem requiring help. This thesis examines sleep-problem normalization (SPN), defined as the belief that poor sleep is an expected or less serious part of aging. Although sleep-related cognitions and views o...