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Contextual and Parenting Factors Contribute to Shorter Sleep Among Hispanic/Latinx Compared to Non-Hispanic White

Tayla Ash1,2, Elsie M Taveras3,4, Susan Redline5

  • 1Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Brown School of Public Health, Providence, RI, USA.

Annals of Behavioral Medicine : a Publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine
|September 11, 2020
PubMed

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Hispanic/Latinx infants sleep less than white infants by 6 months. Contextual and parenting factors, like a later bedtime, significantly explain these sleep disparities in infants.

Area of Science:

  • Child development
  • Infant sleep studies
  • Health disparities

Background:

  • Childhood sleep is crucial for development and health.
  • Sleep disparities are evident in infancy, but contributing factors are unclear.
  • Understanding these disparities is vital for early intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate intrinsic, contextual, and parenting factors influencing sleep duration differences.
  • To compare sleep duration between Hispanic/Latinx and non-Hispanic white infants at 6 months.
  • To identify key factors contributing to observed racial/ethnic sleep disparities.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the prospective "Rise & SHINE" birth cohort study data.
  • Inclusion of 119 Hispanic/Latinx and 146 non-Hispanic white mother-infant dyads at 6 months.
  • Utilized multivariable regression to assess intrinsic, contextual, and parenting factors' impact on sleep duration.

Main Results:

  • Hispanic/Latinx infants slept 38 minutes less than white infants at 6 months.
  • Hispanic/Latinx infants were nearly three times more likely to not meet sleep recommendations.
  • Disparities were explained by contextual and parenting factors, particularly foreign-born mothers and later bedtimes.

Conclusions:

  • Significant sleep duration differences exist between Hispanic/Latinx and white infants by 6 months.
  • Contextual and parenting factors play a crucial role in infant sleep disparities.
  • Early identification of these factors can inform targeted interventions to improve infant sleep health.
Abstract

Keywords:
BedtimeDisparityEthnicityInfantParentingSleep

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