TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Sleep disturbances and hygiene of adolescent female survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking
JO  - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
A1  - Petrov, Megan E.
A1  - Calvin, Samantha
A1  - Wyst, Kiley B. Vander
A1  - Whisner, Corrie M.
A1  - Meltzer, Lisa J.
A1  - Chen, Angela Chia-Chen
A1  - Felix, Kaitlyn N.
A1  - Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0891-5245
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.07.006
ID  - ref1
ER  -