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Persistent Short Sleep from Childhood to Adolescence: Child, Parent and Peer Predictors

Bror M Ranum1, Lars Wichstrøm1,2, Ståle Pallesen3,4

  • 1Department of Psychology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.

Nature and Science of Sleep
|February 24, 2021
PubMed

Insights

Persistent short sleep affects 20% of children. High negative affectivity and low parental emotional availability predict this sleep pattern in children, impacting long-term development.

Area of Science:

  • Child psychology
  • Sleep science
  • Developmental pediatrics

Background:

  • Short sleep duration in children has detrimental effects.
  • Persistent short sleep patterns in childhood are less understood.
  • Investigating predictors of consistent short sleep is crucial for child well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine the prevalence of persistent short sleep in school-aged children.
  • To identify child, parent, and peer predictors of persistent short sleep.
  • To understand the developmental trajectory of sleep patterns in children.

Main Methods:

  • A community sample of 801 children was followed from 6 to 14 years.
  • Objective sleep duration was measured biennially using hip-held accelerometers.
  • Latent profile analysis and regression analyses identified sleep patterns and predictors.

Main Results:

  • A subgroup of 20.2% of children exhibited persistent short sleep.
  • Temperamental negative affectivity and low parental emotional availability predicted persistent short sleep.
  • Victimization from bullying was not associated with persistent short sleep.

Conclusions:

  • Childhood negative affectivity and low parental emotional availability are potential contributors to persistent short sleep.
  • These factors may play a role in the developmental pathways of chronic sleep deficiency.
  • Further research can inform interventions for children with persistent short sleep.
Abstract

Keywords:
actigraphychildhoodearly adolescenceinsufficient sleepnegative affectivityparental emotional availabilityprospective cohort studysleep durationvictimization from bullying

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