学前儿童睡眠模式和行为问题的个体内变化:睡前和总睡眠时间变化的作用
Tomoki Nakatani1, Norihisa Tamura1,2
1Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Psychology, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Chronobiology international
|June 5, 2025
概括
一致的睡眠模式对于幼儿的行为至关重要. 睡前和总睡眠时间的高变化与分别内部化和外部化问题有关,影响整体行为健康.
科学领域:
- 儿童发展 儿童发展
- 行为科学 行为科学
- 睡眠医学 睡眠医学
背景情况:
- 睡眠稳定对于幼儿发展至关重要.
- 睡眠模式的变化可能会对幼儿的行为健康产生负面影响.
- 现有的研究往往侧重于平均睡眠时间,而不是睡眠变化.
研究的目的:
- 研究睡眠中的个人内变异性 (IIV) 对1.5至5岁儿童行为问题的影响.
- 为了确定睡眠IIV是否影响行为问题,独立于平均睡眠时间.
- 为了识别与不同类型的行为问题相关的特定睡眠模式不一致.
主要方法:
- 招募了306名年龄在1.5至5岁的儿童.
- 采用日常活动日志 (测量睡觉时间,清醒时间,总睡眠时间) 收集睡眠数据,并计算睡眠IIV的每周标准偏差.
- 使用儿童行为检查清单11⁄2-5评估行为问题,并通过逻辑回归分析数据,调整混因素.
主要成果:
- 睡前更高的个体内变化 (IIV) 与增加的内化行为问题有显著的关联.
- 总睡眠时间中较大的IIV与增加的外部化行为问题有关.
- 睡眠IIV的两个测量都与整体行为问题有关,独立于平均睡眠时间.
结论:
- 一致的睡眠-觉醒节奏对于幼儿时期的情绪和行为稳定很重要.
- 解决睡眠IIV问题,而不仅仅是平均睡眠时间,可能是支持健康行为发展的关键策略.
- 旨在改善睡眠的一致性的干预措施可能有利于儿童的行为健康结果.
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