@article{ref1,
title="Sleep disturbances and hygiene of adolescent female survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking",
journal="Journal of Pediatric Health Care",
year="2023",
author="Petrov, Megan E. and Calvin, Samantha and Wyst, Kiley B. Vander and Whisner, Corrie M. and Meltzer, Lisa J. and Chen, Angela Chia-Chen and Felix, Kaitlyn N. and Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: This cross-sectional quantitative study investigated the sleep hygiene and disturbances of adolescent female survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) compared to an online sample of community-dwelling adolescent females. <br><br>METHOD: Community-dwelling adolescent females (aged 13-17 years, n = 61) and survivors of DMST housed in residental care (aged 12-17 years, n = 19) completed the Children's Report of Sleep Patterns (adolescent version). Descriptive statistics on sleep health in both samples were computed and compared using chi-square and t-tests. <br><br>RESULTS: Among the survivors of DMST, the majority reported insufficient sleep duration, okay-to-poor sleep quality, waking thirsty, and frequent nightmares. Compared with community-dwelling adolescents, survivors of DMST had more symptoms of insomnia, sleepiness, nightmares, and waking thirsty (p <.05). <br><br>DISCUSSION: Sleep disturbances among adolescent female survivors of DMST may be more prevalent than in community-dwelling adolescent females. Further empirical research on appropriate assessment and trauma-informed treatment of sleep in this population is needed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0891-5245",
doi="10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.07.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.07.006"
}