Relationship between child sleep disturbances and maternal sleep, mood, and parenting stress: A pilot study.
Abstract
Although sleep disturbances in children are common, little is known about the relationship between children's sleep disruptions and maternal sleep and daytime functioning. Forty-seven mothers completed measures of sleep, depression, parenting stress, fatigue, and sleepiness. Significant differences in maternal mood and parenting stress were found between mothers of children with and without significant sleep disturbances. Regression analyses showed that the quality of the children's sleep significantly predicted the quality of maternal sleep. In addition, maternal sleep quality was a significant predictor of maternal mood, stress, and fatigue. Results from this pilot study support the need for future research examining the relationship between child sleep disturbances and maternal daytime functioning, and they highlight the importance of screening for and treating pediatric sleep disruptions.
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- Authors
- Meltzer, L. J., & Mindell, J. A.
- Affiliations
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (US)
- Saint Joseph's University (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Family Psychology
- Published
- 2007-03
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 67-73
- ISSN
- 0893-3200 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1293
- OpenAlex
- W1991627646
- Cited by
- 553
- References
- 6
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- FWCI
- 26.59
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Family Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Sleep Foundation
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Pharmacy › Infant Health and Development
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- maternal sleep quality, maternal mood, parental stress, maternal fatigue, maternal depression, daytime functioning, pediatric sleep disorders, mother-child relationship
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Affect, Age Factors, Analysis of Variance, Child, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Depressive Disorder, Fatigue, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mothers, Pilot Projects, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Surveys and Questionnaires, Sleep, Sleep Wake Disorders, Sleep Stages, Stress, Psychological, Parenting
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