To Sleep or Not to Sleep: A Repeated Daily Challenge for African American Children

Spruyt, Karen; Alaribe, Calista U.; Nwabara, Odochi U.

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“…Preschoolers with a late bedtime have greater onset IIV and waking IIV than other preschoolers [63]. School-aged children have greater duration IIV on weekends than weekdays, but greater waking variability on weekdays than weekends [77]. Similar, adolescents have greater onset IIV and waking IIV during vacation periods than school periods [59], and greater duration IIV is likewise associated with a larger difference between weekday and weekend sleep duration [33].…”

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“…However, the time of day when sleepiness is assessed may be important when examining associations with sleep IIV: Spruyt et al [31] found that sleepiness rated early in the day was unassociated with duration IIV or onset IIV whereas sleepiness rated in the afternoon was associated with multiple sleep domains including greater onset IIV and greater duration IIV. There does appear to be an association between napping and greater onset IIV, waking IIV, and duration IIV [36,77]. …”

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“…Fourth, and especially relevant for adolescence [84–86], studies did not routinely specify whether sleep IIV was specific to school nights, or whether weekends or vacation/holiday periods were also included. The few studies that differentiated between school night and non-school night sleep suggest that adolescents have greater sleep IIV on weekends or during vacation periods [59,77], though the impact of this increase in sleep IIV remains unexamined and is a key direction for future research. Finally, because much of the research conducted was post hoc, it is likely that differing aspects of study designs contributed to mixed findings.…”

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Intraindividual variability of sleep/wake patterns in relation to child and adolescent functioning: A systematic review

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Summary Substantial research attention has been devoted to understanding the importance and impact of sleep in children and adolescents. Traditionally, this has focused on mean sleep variables (e.g., a child’s “typical” or average sleep duration), yet research increasingly suggests that intraindividual variability (IIV) of sleep/wake patterns (sometimes referred to as sleep variability or night-to-night variability) regularly occurs and may have implications for adjustment. A systematic search of five electronic databases identified 52 empirical studies published between 2000 and 2015 that examined correlates of sleep IIV in children and adolescents, with a recent increase in the publication rate of such studies. Identified studies were often atheoretical and included post hoc analyses, though IIV in select aspects of sleep does appear to be associated with increasing age/pubertal status, non-White race, physical and neurodevelopmental conditions (e.g., attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; autism), psychopathology symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression, inattention), body weight, stress, aspects of cognitive functioning, and poorer sleep functioning/habits. The limited intervention work examining sleep IIV in adolescents is promising, though studies are needed using more rigorous intervention designs. Clinical sleep recommendations may not only need to address overall sleep duration and sleep habits but also the stability of sleep duration and timing. It will be important for future research examining sleep IIV in children and adolescents to use a developmental framework in advancing theory pertaining to the causes, mechanisms, moderators, and outcomes of sleep IIV in youth, and a conceptual model is proposed to help guide such efforts.

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“…There is a growing evidence that poor quality and insufficient sleep has a negative impact on infants, children, and mothers (Hall et al, ; Havekes et al, ; Holley et al, ; Spruyt et al, ). The findings from this study show that sleep behaviours and patterns of sleep are at least a small problem for almost one third (30.6%) of mothers of 9‐month‐old infants, one in four mothers (21.4%) of 3‐year‐olds, and more than one in 10 (11.9%) mothers of 5‐year‐old children.…”

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“…The impact of sleep on the health and well‐being of infants, children, and their carers is acknowledged as an important public health issue (Spruyt, Alaribe, & Newbara, ). Poor sleep patterns have been linked with poorer cognition and memory loss in adults (Havekes, Vecsey, & Abel, ).…”

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Sleep patterns and problems in infants and young children in Ireland

Hanafin

2017

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Sleep, biological stress, and health among toddlers living in socioeconomically disadvantaged homes: A research protocol

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Sadler

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Healthy sleep is important to behavioral, neurobiological, and physiologic health. In older children and adults, stress biomarkers, such as cortisol and C-reactive protein, increase when they do not practice healthy sleep habits. However, little is known about the relationships among sleep health, stress, and health outcomes among very young children living with socioeconomic adversity, a group that is particularly at risk for poor future health. The NIH-funded study described in this protocol addresses this scientific gap to improve understanding of these relationships during a critical developmental period in children’s lives – toddlerhood. We will use a longitudinal design with repeated measures to prospectively examine the relationships among sleep health, stress, and toddlers’ health from age 12 to 24 months, to address the following aims: 1. Examine changes in subjective and objective sleep health measures; 2. Examine changes in stress biomarkers; 3. Examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between sleep health measures and stress response; 4. Examine the cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships between sleep health measures, stress biomarkers and toddlers’ behavioral health. The sample will include 113 toddlers and their caregivers. We are collecting subjective and objective data on sleep health, multi-systemic biomarkers of stress, and toddlers’ behavioral health. Generalized linear models will be used in the data analyses. Results from this study will be used to support development and testing of interventions, such as those that may improve sleep, among young children at risk for toxic stress.

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To Sleep or Not to Sleep: A Repeated Daily Challenge for African American Children

Abstract: At nighttime children habitually obtained few hours of sleep with diurnal sleep fluctuations likely being "a need" and "a chance." Interventions might emphasize on creating optimal opportunities to sleep.

Cited by 16 publications

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Intraindividual variability of sleep/wake patterns in relation to child and adolescent functioning: A systematic review

Intraindividual variability of sleep/wake patterns in relation to child and adolescent functioning: A systematic review

Sleep patterns and problems in infants and young children in Ireland

Sleep, biological stress, and health among toddlers living in socioeconomically disadvantaged homes: A research protocol

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