Sleep Matters: Attentional and Behavioral Outcomes among Preschool Age Children of Mothers with Depression.
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| Title: | Sleep Matters: Attentional and Behavioral Outcomes among Preschool Age Children of Mothers with Depression. |
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| Authors: | Selman, S. B., Gurel, B. F., Dilworth-Bart, J. E. |
| Source: | Journal of Child & Family Studies. Sep2025, Vol. 34 Issue 9, p2432-2443. 12p. |
| Subjects: | Child development deviations -- Risk factors, Risk assessment, Cross-sectional method, Statistical models, Research funding, Cronbach's alpha, Children of parents with disabilities, Statistical sampling, Interviewing, Internalizing behavior, Families, Descriptive statistics, Sleep duration, Behavior disorders in children, Attention in children, Psychology of mothers, Child development, Statistics, Externalizing behavior, Data analysis software, Child behavior, Psychosocial factors, Mental depression, Poverty, Regression analysis |
| Abstract: | This study investigates the association between sleep duration and attentional and behavioral outcomes in preschool children of mothers with depression, a group at elevated developmental risk. Exploring data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 2945; female = 48%), we examine whether longer sleep durations are associated with reduced attentional and behavioral issues in these preschoolers from low-income, high-risk families. Specifically, we focus on attentional, externalizing, and internalizing problems. Our analysis employs both linear and non-linear models to parse the intricacies of sleep's role on child behavior. Findings suggest that adequate sleep may play a key role in mitigating the negative developmental impacts of maternal depression. These insights pave the way for targeted interventions that could bolster child development through improved sleep practices. Highlights: Longer sleep is linked to fewer attention, externalizing, and internalizing problems in preschoolers. Sleep buffers associations between maternal depression and child behavior problems. Findings support targeting sleep routines in at-risk families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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