ERIC Number: EJ1051122
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Apr
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
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Reciprocal Relations between Children's Sleep and Their Adjustment over Time
Kelly, Ryan J.; El-Sheikh, Mona
Developmental Psychology, v50 n4 p1137-1147 Apr 2014
Child sleep and adjustment research with community samples is on the rise with a recognized need of explicating this association. We examined reciprocal relations between children's sleep and their internalizing and externalizing symptoms using 3 waves of data spanning 5 years. Participants included 176 children at Time 1 (M = 8.68 years; 69% European American, 31% African American), 141 children at Time 2 (M = 10.70 years), and 113 children at Time 3 (M = 13.60 years). Children were from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds. Sleep was measured subjectively via self-reports and objectively via actigraphy and adjustment was assessed with parent and child reports. Cross-lagged panel models indicated that reduced sleep duration and worse sleep quality predicted greater depression, anxiety, and externalizing symptoms over time. To a lesser extent but supportive of reciprocal relations, adjustment predicted changes in sleep. Findings illustrate the reciprocal nature of relations between sleep and adjustment difficulties in otherwise typically developing youth.
Descriptors: Sleep, Correlation, Prediction, Adjustment (to Environment), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Socioeconomic Background, Behavior Problems, Measurement Techniques, Models, Child Development, Elementary School Students, Puberty, Measures (Individuals), Measurement Equipment, Grade 3
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
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Identifiers - Location: Alabama; Georgia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Personality Inventory for Children; Childrens Depression Inventory; Childrens Manifest Anxiety Scale
Grant or Contract Numbers: 0339115; 0623936; 0843185