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Children's Sleep and Cognitive Functioning: Race and Socioeconomic Status as Moderators of Effects

Buckhalt, Joseph A, El-Sheikh, Mona, Keller, Peggy·2007·Child Development

Abstract

Race and socioeconomic status (SES) moderated the link between children's sleep and cognitive functioning. One hundred and sixty-six 8- to 9-year-old African and European American children varying in SES participated. Sleep measures were actigraphy, sleep diaries, and self-report; cognitive measures were from the Woodcock–Johnson III and reaction time tasks. Children had similar performance when sleep was more optimal, but after controlling for SES, African American children had lower performance with sleep disruptions. Children from lower and higher SES had similar performance with better sleep quality and less variability in sleep schedules, but when sleep was more disrupted, higher SES children had better performance. Examination of environmental variables associated with race and SES that may underlie these effects may lead to directions for interventions to improve cognitive performance.

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  • Other studies have failed to find a significant relationship between sleep duration and speed of processing, working memory, or executive function in children and adolescents.

    “Although several observational studies have found that speed of processing, sustained attention, working memory, and executive function are poorer in children and adolescents who report shorter sleep, [22][23][24] other studies have failed to find a significant relationship between sleep duration and speed of processing, 23,25 working memory, or executive function.12,23,25”
  • There may be racial and socioeconomic differences in the relation between sleep and cognitive functioning.

    “Further, there may be racial and socioeconomic differences in the relation between sleep and cognitive functioning (Buckholt et al. 2007).”

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Authors
Buckhalt, J. A., El-Sheikh, M., & Keller, P.
Affiliations
  • Auburn University (US)
  • Auburn University
  • University of Notre Dame (US)
Corresponding author
Buckhalt, Joseph A
Venue
Child Development
Published
2007-01-01
Volume
78
Issue
1
Pages
213-231
ISSN
  • 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8624
OpenAlex
W2121738973
Cited by
294
References
81
Citations by year
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FWCI
17.12
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Child Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Keywords
children's sleep, cognitive function, race, socioeconomic status, moderating effect, sleep disruption, sleep quality, African American children, European American children, sleep interventions
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Aptitude, Black or African American, Child, Cognition, Female, Humans, Individuality, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Puberty, Reaction Time, Sex Factors, Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Socioeconomic Factors, Statistics as Topic, Wakefulness, Black People, White People

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