Citation

Mindell JA, Sadeh A, Kwon R, Goh DY. J. Pediatr. Psychol. 2015; 40(7): 689-696.

Affiliation

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Saint Joseph's University, School of Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Johnson & Johnson Asia Pacific, Division of Johnson & Johnson Pte, Ltd., and Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Oxford University Press)

DOI

10.1093/jpepsy/jsv008

PMID

25749896

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between young children's sleep and maternal sleep from both a developmental and a cross-cultural perspective. Mothers of 10,085 young children completed the Brief Infant/Child Sleep Questionnaire and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Overall, there were significant relationships between maternal and child sleep for bedtime, waketime, number of night wakings, and total nighttime sleep time across ages and cultures, although these relationships were stronger with younger children than preschool-aged children. Mothers report that their child's sleep pattern significantly impacts their sleep and daytime function, and they do not feel confident in managing their child's sleep pattern. Thus, interventions to improve children's sleep and develop good sleep habits, especially in early childhood, are likely to improve the quality of life of the whole family.

Language: en