Citation

Tomfohr LM, Ancoli-Israel S, Dimsdale JE. Behav. Sleep Med. 2010; 8(4): 219-230.

Affiliation

Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15402002.2010.509236

PMID

20924835

PMCID

PMC2951620

Abstract

Race and current socioeconomic status (SES) are associated with sleep. Parental education, a commonly studied component of childhood SES, is predictive of adult health outcomes; yet, its impact on adult sleep remains unclear. In this study, the sleep of 128 Black and White adults was investigated. Participants with lower childhood SES (assessed via parental education) spent more time in Stage 2 sleep and less time in slow-wave sleep (SWS) than those with higher childhood SES. In addition, women from low childhood SES backgrounds took longer to fall asleep than women from high SES backgrounds. Black participants spent less time in SWS than their White counterparts, and an Age × Race interaction was detected in the prediction of subjective sleep quality. Results were not mediated via current SES or health practices.

Language: en