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Perceived parenting styles, personality traits and sleep patterns in adolescents
Serge Brand1, Martin Hatzinger, Johannes Beck
1Psychiatric University Clinics Basel, Depression Research Unit, Wilhelm Klein-Strasse 27, 4025 Basel, Switzerland. serge.brand@upkbs.ch
Journal of Adolescence
|February 25, 2009
Summary
Adverse parenting styles are linked to poor sleep quality, negative mood, and increased anxiety and depression symptoms in adolescents. These findings highlight the significant impact of parenting on adolescent sleep and mental well-being.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Adolescent Health
- Sleep Science
Background:
- Parenting styles significantly influence adolescent development.
- Adolescence is a critical period for sleep pattern establishment and mental health.
- Understanding the interplay between parenting, sleep, and mental health is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between parenting styles and adolescents' sleep patterns.
- To examine the association between parenting styles and symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents.
- To explore how sleep-related personality traits are affected by parenting.
Main Methods:
- A study involving 246 adolescents (mean age 17.58 years).
- Utilized questionnaires for parenting styles, anxiety, depression symptoms, and sleep-related personality traits.
- Collected sleep data via a 7-day sleep log.
Main Results:
- Adverse parenting styles correlated with low sleep quality, negative mood, daytime sleepiness, and increased anxiety/depression symptoms.
- Adolescents with low positive and high negative parenting exhibited unfavorable sleep personality traits.
- Parenting styles showed a relationship with adolescent sleep patterns, even in late adolescence.
Conclusions:
- Parenting styles play a role in shaping adolescent sleep patterns.
- Negative parenting is associated with poorer sleep quality and increased mental health issues.
- Interventions targeting parenting may improve adolescent sleep and mental well-being.
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