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Childhood adversities and quality of sleep in adulthood: A population-based study of 26,000 Finns
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Objective To find out if childhood adversities predict poor sleep quality in working age.Methods Survey data from the Health and Social Support (HeSSup) study was used (N=25,605, 59% women). Negative childhood adversities and quality of sleep in adulthood were assessed by the questionnaire in 1998. Multinomial regression models were used.Results A graded association between childhood adversities and the quality of sleep in adulthood was found. Odds ratio (OR) of poor quality of sleep for those with multiple childhood adversities (3-6) was 3.64 (95% CI 2.94-4.50). The association between childhood adversities and the quality of sleep remained significant after adjustments for work status, use of psychotropic drugs, health behaviours, recent life events and child-parent relationships. Poor quality of sleep was clearly increased among those with both poor child-mother (OR 10.4, 95% CI 6.73-16.07) or poor child-father (OR 5.4, 95% CI 3.89-7.50) relationships and multiple childhood adversities. In the analyses of specific childhood adversities, frequent fear of a family member and serious conflicts in the family showed the strongest associations.Conclusions The strong association between childhood adversities and the quality of sleep in adulthood highlights the importance of early life circumstances on adult health. Early stage recognition, prevention and supportive measures against childhood adversities and serious family conflicts should be promoted.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Koskenvuo, K., Hublin, C., Partinen, M., Paunio, T., & Koskenvuo, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (FI)
- Corresponding author
- Koskenvuo, Karoliina
- Venue
- Sleep Medicine
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-01
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 17-22
- ISSN
- 1389-9457 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2056833218
- Cited by
- 128
- References
- 33
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 8.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Sleep Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- STM:n Hallinnonalan avoin julkaisuarkisto (Julkari) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- childhood adversity, sleep quality, early life circumstances, family conflict, parent-child relationship, psychotropic drug use, health behavior, life events
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Alcoholism, Child, Child Abuse, Cross-Sectional Studies, Father-Child Relations, Fear, Female, Finland, Health Surveys, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Life Change Events, Male, Middle Aged, Mother-Child Relations, Obesity, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Risk-Taking, Smoking, Odds Ratio, Child of Impaired Parents, Family Conflict, Young Adult
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