Prediction of Happy-Sad mood from daily behaviors and previous sleep history

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2015:2015:6796-9. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2015.7319954.

Abstract

We collected and analyzed subjective and objective data using surveys and wearable sensors worn day and night from 68 participants for ~30 days each, to address questions related to the relationships among sleep duration, sleep irregularity, self-reported Happy-Sad mood and other daily behavioral factors in college students. We analyzed this behavioral and physiological data to (i) identify factors that classified the participants into Happy-Sad mood using support vector machines (SVMs); and (ii) analyze how accurately sleep duration and sleep regularity for the past 1-5 days classified morning Happy-Sad mood. We found statistically significant associations amongst Sad mood and poor health-related factors. Behavioral factors including the frequency of negative social interactions, and negative emails, and total academic activity hours showed the best performance in separating the Happy-Sad mood groups. Sleep regularity and sleep duration predicted daily Happy-Sad mood with 65-80% accuracy. The number of nights giving the best prediction of Happy-Sad mood varied for different individuals.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Affect*
  • Electronic Mail
  • Female
  • Happiness*
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations
  • Male
  • Sleep / physiology*
  • Students
  • Young Adult