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Parenting matters: a longitudinal study into parenting and adolescent sleep.
Anne Marie Meijer1, Ellen Reitz2, Maja Dekoviċ2
1University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. A.M.Meijer25@gmail.com.
Journal of Sleep Research
|May 15, 2016
Summary
Parenting behaviors like monitoring and a strong parent-adolescent relationship improve teen sleep. Parental involvement is key for better adolescent sleep outcomes over time.
Area of Science:
- Child Psychology
- Sleep Science
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Adolescent sleep patterns are crucial for development.
- Parenting behaviors significantly influence adolescent well-being.
- Understanding the long-term impact of parenting on sleep is vital.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the longitudinal relationships between parenting behaviors and adolescent sleep.
- To examine how monitoring, autonomy granting, and parent-adolescent relationship quality affect sleep over two years.
- To identify specific parenting strategies that promote healthy adolescent sleep.
Main Methods:
- A three-wave longitudinal study with 650 adolescents (aged 12-15 at baseline).
- Data collected via classroom questionnaires over a two-year period.
- Linear mixed model analyses controlling for demographic factors (sex, age, SES, ethnicity).
Main Results:
- Higher parental monitoring correlated with earlier bedtimes, longer sleep duration, better sleep quality, and reduced sleepiness.
- Positive parent-adolescent relationship quality was linked to longer sleep duration, better sleep quality, and less sleepiness.
- Autonomy granting showed minimal association with adolescent sleep variables.
Conclusions:
- General parenting behaviors, particularly monitoring and relationship quality, positively impact adolescent sleep over time.
- Parental involvement is strongly advocated for improving adolescent sleep.
- The influence of parenting on sleep is complex and can be moderated by factors like time, sex, and ethnicity.
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