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Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Generation Z (Gen Z) and young millennials (GenZennials) (ages 18-35 years) are unique in that they either have no memory of or were born shortly after the internet \"explosion.\" They are constantly on the internet, face significant challenges with their mental health and sleep, and are frequent users of digital wellness apps. GenZennials also uniquely identify with and practice spirituality, which has been linked to better mental health and sleep in adult populations. Research has not examined digital approaches to spiritual self-care and its relationship to mental health and sleep in GenZennials.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe a sample of adult GenZennials who use a spiritual self-care app (ie, Skylight), describe how users engage with and perceive the app, and assess the relationship between frequency of using the app with mental health, sleep, and spiritual well-being.
METHODS: Participants were 475 adult Gen Z (ages 18-28 years) and young millennial (ages 29-35 years) Skylight app users who responded to an anonymous survey on the web. The survey asked about demographics, spiritual self-care and practice, and user engagement and perceptions of the app. Outcome measures included 4 validated surveys for mental health (ie, depression, anxiety, and stress) and sleep disturbance, and one validated survey on spiritual well-being. Mean scores were calculated for all measures, and linear regressions were conducted to examine the relationship between the frequency of app use and mental health, sleep, and spiritual well-being outcomes.
RESULTS: Participants were predominantly White (324/475, 68.2%) and female (255/475, 53.7%), and approximately half Gen Z (260/475, 54.5%) and half young millennials (215/475, 45.3%). Most users engaged in spiritual self-care (399/475, 84%) and said it was important or very important to them (437/475, 92%). Users downloaded the app for spiritual well-being (130/475, 30%) and overall health (125/475, 26.3%). Users had normal, average depressive symptoms (6.9/21), borderline abnormal anxiety levels (7.7/21), slightly elevated stress (6.7/16), and nonclinically significant sleep disturbance (5.3/28). Frequency of app use was significantly associated with lower anxiety (Moderate use: β=-2.01; P=.02; high use: β=-2.58; P<.001). There were no significant relationships between the frequency of app use and mental health, sleep, and spiritual well-being outcomes except for the personal domain of spiritual well-being.
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to describe a sample of adult GenZennials who use a spiritual self-care app and examine how the frequency of app use is related to their mental health, sleep, and spiritual well-being. Spiritual self-care apps like Skylight may be useful in addressing anxiety among GenZennials and be a resource to spiritually connect to their personal spiritual well-being. Future research is needed to determine how a spiritual self-care app may benefit mental health, sleep, and spiritual well-being in adult GenZennials.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe a sample of adult GenZennials who use a spiritual self-care app (ie, Skylight), describe how users engage with and perceive the app, and assess the relationship between frequency of using the app with mental health, sleep, and spiritual well-being.
METHODS: Participants were 475 adult Gen Z (ages 18-28 years) and young millennial (ages 29-35 years) Skylight app users who responded to an anonymous survey on the web. The survey asked about demographics, spiritual self-care and practice, and user engagement and perceptions of the app. Outcome measures included 4 validated surveys for mental health (ie, depression, anxiety, and stress) and sleep disturbance, and one validated survey on spiritual well-being. Mean scores were calculated for all measures, and linear regressions were conducted to examine the relationship between the frequency of app use and mental health, sleep, and spiritual well-being outcomes.
RESULTS: Participants were predominantly White (324/475, 68.2%) and female (255/475, 53.7%), and approximately half Gen Z (260/475, 54.5%) and half young millennials (215/475, 45.3%). Most users engaged in spiritual self-care (399/475, 84%) and said it was important or very important to them (437/475, 92%). Users downloaded the app for spiritual well-being (130/475, 30%) and overall health (125/475, 26.3%). Users had normal, average depressive symptoms (6.9/21), borderline abnormal anxiety levels (7.7/21), slightly elevated stress (6.7/16), and nonclinically significant sleep disturbance (5.3/28). Frequency of app use was significantly associated with lower anxiety (Moderate use: β=-2.01; P=.02; high use: β=-2.58; P<.001). There were no significant relationships between the frequency of app use and mental health, sleep, and spiritual well-being outcomes except for the personal domain of spiritual well-being.
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to describe a sample of adult GenZennials who use a spiritual self-care app and examine how the frequency of app use is related to their mental health, sleep, and spiritual well-being. Spiritual self-care apps like Skylight may be useful in addressing anxiety among GenZennials and be a resource to spiritually connect to their personal spiritual well-being. Future research is needed to determine how a spiritual self-care app may benefit mental health, sleep, and spiritual well-being in adult GenZennials.
摘要：
背景：Z世代和年轻的千禧一代（18-35岁）的独特之处在于，他们要么没有记忆，要么在互联网爆炸后不久出生。“他们不断在线，他们的心理健康面临重大挑战(抑郁症状，焦虑,压力)和睡眠，并且是数字健康应用程序的频繁用户。Z世代和年轻的千禧一代也独特地认同和实践灵性，这与成年人更好的心理健康和睡眠有关。研究尚未研究Z世代和年轻千禧一代的精神自我护理的数字方法及其与心理健康和睡眠的关系。
目的：这项研究的目的是描述一个使用精神自我护理应用程序的成年Z世代和年轻千禧一代的样本（即，天窗)，描述用户如何参与和感知应用程序，并评估使用该应用程序的频率与心理健康之间的关系，睡眠,和精神福祉。
方法：参与者是475名成人Z世代（年龄18-28岁）和年轻的千禧一代（年龄29-35岁）Skylight应用程序用户，他们在线回复了匿名调查。调查询问了人口统计，精神上的自我照顾和实践，以及用户对应用程序的参与度和感知。成果衡量标准包括四项经过验证的心理健康调查(即，抑郁症,焦虑,压力)和睡眠障碍，以及一项经过验证的精神福祉调查。计算所有指标的平均分数，并进行线性回归，以检查应用程序使用频率与心理健康之间的关系，睡眠,和精神福祉的结果。
结果：参与者主要是白人（68.2％），女性(53.7%)，大约一半的Z世代（54.5%）和一半的千禧一代（45.3%）。大多数用户从事精神自我护理（84％），并表示这对他们很重要/非常重要（92％）。用户下载的应用程序用于精神健康（30％）和整体健康（26.3％）。用户正常，平均抑郁症状（6.9/21）临界异常焦虑水平（7.7/21），轻度压力升高（6.7/16）和非临床显着睡眠障碍（5.3/28）。应用程序使用频率与较低的焦虑显著相关(适度使用，β=-2.01，P=.02；高使用率，β=-2.58，P<.001）。应用程序使用频率与心理健康之间没有显著关系，睡眠,和精神福祉的结果，除了个人领域的精神福祉。
结论：这是第一项研究，旨在描述使用精神自我护理应用程序的成年Z世代和年轻千禧一代的样本，并研究应用程序使用频率与心理健康的关系。睡眠,和精神福祉。像Skylight这样的精神自我护理应用程序可能有助于解决Z世代和年轻千禧一代的焦虑，并成为精神上与个人精神福祉联系的资源。需要未来的研究来确定精神自我护理应用程序如何有益于心理健康，睡眠,以及成人Z世代和年轻千禧一代的精神福祉。
背景：
目的：这项研究的目的是描述一个使用精神自我护理应用程序的成年Z世代和年轻千禧一代的样本（即，天窗)，描述用户如何参与和感知应用程序，并评估使用该应用程序的频率与心理健康之间的关系，睡眠,和精神福祉。
方法：参与者是475名成人Z世代（年龄18-28岁）和年轻的千禧一代（年龄29-35岁）Skylight应用程序用户，他们在线回复了匿名调查。调查询问了人口统计，精神上的自我照顾和实践，以及用户对应用程序的参与度和感知。成果衡量标准包括四项经过验证的心理健康调查(即，抑郁症,焦虑,压力)和睡眠障碍，以及一项经过验证的精神福祉调查。计算所有指标的平均分数，并进行线性回归，以检查应用程序使用频率与心理健康之间的关系，睡眠,和精神福祉的结果。
结果：参与者主要是白人（68.2％），女性(53.7%)，大约一半的Z世代（54.5%）和一半的千禧一代（45.3%）。大多数用户从事精神自我护理（84％），并表示这对他们很重要/非常重要（92％）。用户下载的应用程序用于精神健康（30％）和整体健康（26.3％）。用户正常，平均抑郁症状（6.9/21）临界异常焦虑水平（7.7/21），轻度压力升高（6.7/16）和非临床显着睡眠障碍（5.3/28）。应用程序使用频率与较低的焦虑显著相关(适度使用，β=-2.01，P=.02；高使用率，β=-2.58，P<.001）。应用程序使用频率与心理健康之间没有显著关系，睡眠,和精神福祉的结果，除了个人领域的精神福祉。
结论：这是第一项研究，旨在描述使用精神自我护理应用程序的成年Z世代和年轻千禧一代的样本，并研究应用程序使用频率与心理健康的关系。睡眠,和精神福祉。像Skylight这样的精神自我护理应用程序可能有助于解决Z世代和年轻千禧一代的焦虑，并成为精神上与个人精神福祉联系的资源。需要未来的研究来确定精神自我护理应用程序如何有益于心理健康，睡眠,以及成人Z世代和年轻千禧一代的精神福祉。
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