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The Relationship Between Parental Childhood Maltreatment and Children's Sleep Quality: An Intergenerational

Yuhan Zhou1,2, Yanhui Xiang1,3,4

  • 1Hunan Normal University.

The Journal of Psychology
|January 9, 2025
PubMed

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Parental childhood maltreatment impacts children's sleep quality. Father's maltreatment has direct effects, while mother's maltreatment affects sleep indirectly through self-control and perceived parental support.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Child Development
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Intergenerational transmission of trauma.
  • Hyperarousal and self-control theories in child development.
  • Impact of parental experiences on child well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the link between parental childhood maltreatment and children's sleep quality.
  • Examine the mediating roles of parental self-control and perceived parental support.
  • Explore the intergenerational transmission of adverse experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Survey of 334 Chinese primary school students (grades 4-6) and their parents.
  • Assessment of children's sleep quality and perceived parental support.
  • Measurement of parental childhood maltreatment and self-control.

Main Results:

  • Father's childhood maltreatment directly associated with poorer children's sleep quality.
  • Mother's childhood maltreatment indirectly linked to children's sleep quality.
  • Perceived parental support mediated the effect of mother's maltreatment; mother's self-control also played a role.

Conclusions:

  • Parental childhood maltreatment significantly influences children's sleep quality.
  • Interventions should address parental self-control and perceived support for better child sleep outcomes.
  • Understanding intergenerational effects is crucial for family-based interventions.

Keywords:
Childhood maltreatmenthyperarousal theoryperceived parental supportself-controlself-control theorysleep quality

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