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Sleep patterns and problems among early adolescents: Associations with alcohol use
1Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, Camden, 311 North 5th Street, Camden, NJ 08102, USA.
Addictive Behaviors
|November 19, 2016
Summary
Early adolescent alcohol use is linked to initial insomnia, even after accounting for mental health and parental monitoring. This highlights a significant association between substance use and sleep difficulties in young people.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Health
- Sleep Medicine
- Substance Use Research
Background:
- Sleep problems are linked to alcohol use in adults, but research in early adolescents is limited.
- Individual and family factors influencing this relationship are underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine associations between alcohol use frequency and specific sleep problems in low-income, minority early adolescents.
- To investigate the role of psychopathology symptoms and parental monitoring in these associations.
Main Methods:
- 127 early adolescents (mean age 13.2) from the Camden Youth Development Study participated.
- Self-report measures assessed sleep, alcohol use, psychopathology (depressive, conduct disorder), and parental monitoring.
- Teacher reports were used for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms.
Main Results:
- Initial insomnia and daytime sleepiness were associated with alcohol use frequency.
- Sleep irregularity and disturbed sleep were not significantly associated with alcohol use.
- The link between initial insomnia and alcohol use persisted after adjusting for psychopathology and parental monitoring.
Conclusions:
- Alcohol use frequency in early adolescents is associated with initial insomnia, independent of psychopathology and parental monitoring.
- Further longitudinal research is needed to understand the directionality and mediating/moderating factors for intervention development.
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