Exploratory Analyses of Sleep Intraindividual Variability and Fatigue in Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum
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| Title: | Exploratory Analyses of Sleep Intraindividual Variability and Fatigue in Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Braden Hayse (ORCID |
| Source: | Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice. 2025 29(4):958-974. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | US Department of Defense (DOD) |
| Contract Number: | W81XWH2010399 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Fatigue (Biology), Sleep, Individual Characteristics, Parents, Children, Parent Influence, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Psychological Patterns, Affective Behavior, Child Behavior |
| Geographic Terms: | Missouri |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule |
| DOI: | 10.1177/13623613241292691 |
| ISSN: | 1362-3613 1461-7005 |
| Abstract: | Fatigue is associated with numerous harmful physical and mental health outcomes. Despite the established relationship between sleep and fatigue, research examining sleep variability within a person (i.e. intraindividual variability; IIV) and fatigue is limited. In addition, the associations between child and parent sleep regarding parent fatigue have not been explicitly explored, which could be relevant for parents of autistic children with increased sleep disturbance likelihood. The current study used two weeks of objective sleep (actigraphy) and subjective fatigue data from 81 parents and their children to explore associations among child sleep IIV, parent sleep IIV, and parent average daily fatigue, including evaluating evidence for mediation. Sleep IIV was estimated using a validated Bayesian model. Linear regression analyses indicated that greater parent total sleep time IIV predicted significantly higher fatigue levels. Child sleep IIV was unrelated to parent sleep IIV and fatigue, unsupportive of hypothesized mediation. Similarly, post hoc analyses examining child sleep averages, parent total sleep time IIV, and average parent fatigue were insignificant. Findings cautiously support the uniqueness of total sleep time IIV within parental sleep's relationship with fatigue, independent of child sleep. Objective sleep IIV should continue to be examined in addition to average levels. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1466089 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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