%0 Journal Article %J Journal of Health Psychology %D 2019 %T Perceived sleep quality, coping behavior, and associations with major depression among older adults %A Rachel S. Bergmans %A Zivin, Kara %A Briana Mezuk %K depression %K Sleep %X In older adults, we determined (1) the association of perceived sleep quality with stress-coping behaviors (drinking alcohol, smoking tobacco, medication/drug use, overeating, prayer, exercise, social support, and treatment from a health professional) and (2) whether coping behavior mediated the relationship of perceived sleep quality with depression. Data came from the US Health and Retirement Study 2008?2010 (n?=?1174). Using logistic regression, poor perceived sleep quality was associated with medication/drug use (odds ratio?=?2.9; 95% confidence interval?=?1.4?6.0) and overeating (odds ratio?=?1.6; 95% confidence interval?=?1.1?2.5). However, using structural equation modeling, coping behavior did not mediate the relationship of perceived sleep quality with depression symptomology (p?=?0.14). %B Journal of Health Psychology %P 1359105319891650 %8 2019/12/11 %@ 1359-1053 %G eng %U https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105319891650 %! J Health Psychol