AUTHOR=Cao Lei , Wu Jiake , Wang Mengyao , Zhao Liang , Wang Xin , Yao Bowen , Li Qi 

TITLE=Relationship between personality and sleep: a dual validation study combining empirical and big data-driven approaches

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 16 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1596269

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1596269

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=ObjectiveSleep is a vital component of individual health, and personality traits are key factors influencing it. This study aims to investigate the relationship between personality traits and both modelassessed sleep problems and self-reported sleep quality.MethodsUsing deep semantic understanding technology, we developed three deep learning models based on microblogs. Model 1 and Model 2 identified whether a post indicated a sleep problem, while Model 3 assessed the user’s personality traits based on the Five-Factor Model (FFM). We surveyed a dataset comprising 336 active users and then applied the models to a large-scale microblog dataset containing 4,860,000 posts from 15,251 users.ResultsOur experimental results revealed that: (1) conscientiousness, agreeableness, and extraversion are associated with better sleep quality, while neuroticism is linked to poorer sleep quality; (2) the relationships between sleep problems and personality traits remained consistent when the model, trained on a small survey dataset with expert annotations, was applied to the large-scale dataset.ConclusionsThese findings highlight the potential of using deep learning models to analyze the complex relationship between personality traits and sleep, offering valuable insights for future research and interventions.