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Citation

Rubens SL, Evans SC, Becker SP, Fite PJ, Tountas AM. Child Psychiatry Hum. Dev. 2016; 48(3): 455-467.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, University of New Orleans, Geology and Psychology Building, Room 2001, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA, 70148, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10578-016-0672-1

PMID

27448289

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between self-reported time in bed and sleep quality in association with self-reported internalizing and externalizing symptoms in a sample of 285 elementary school students (52 % female) recruited from a rural Midwestern elementary school. Path models were used to estimate proposed associations, controlling for grade level and gender. Curvilinear associations were found between time in bed and anxiety, depressive symptoms, and irritability. Marginal curvilinear trends were found between time in bed and emotion dysregulation, reactive aggression, and proactive aggression. Sleep quality was negatively associated with anxiety, depressive symptoms, irritability, reactive aggression, and delinquency engagement. Gender and grade differences were found across models.

FINDINGS suggest that examining self-reported time in bed (both linear and quadratic) and sleep quality is important for understanding internalizing and externalizing symptoms associated with sleep in school-age youth. Incorporating self-reported sleep assessments into clinical practice and school-based evaluations may have implications for a child's adjustment.


Language: en

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