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Childhood sleep problems, response inhibition, and alcohol and drug outcomes in adolescence and young adulthood

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Wong, Maria M., Brower, Kirk J., Nigg, Joel T., Zucker, Robert A.·2010·Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research

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BACKGROUND: To our knowledge, no prospective studies examine the relationships among childhood sleep problems, adolescent executive functioning, and substance outcomes (i.e., substance use and substance-related problems). In this study, we examined whether childhood sleep problems predicted adolescent sleep problems and response inhibition. We also tested whether adolescent sleep problems and poor response inhibition mediated the relationship between childhood sleep problems and substance (alcohol and drug) outcomes in young adulthood. METHODS: Study participants were 292 boys and 94 girls (M = 4.85, SD = 1.47) from a community sample of high-risk families and controls. RESULTS: When compared to their counterparts, those with trouble sleeping in childhood were twice as likely to have the same problem in adolescence. Childhood overtiredness predicted poor response inhibition in adolescence. Persistent trouble sleeping from childhood to adolescence and response inhibition in adolescence mediated the relationship between childhood sleep problems and drug outcomes in young adulthood, whereas overtiredness in childhood directly predicted alcohol use outcomes and alcohol-related problems in young adulthood. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study showing a long-term relationship between childhood sleep measures and subsequent alcohol and drug outcomes. The developmental and clinical implications of these findings were discussed. Prevention and intervention programs may want to consider the role of sleep problems and response inhibition on substance use and abuse.

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  • Depression and anxiety symptoms during late childhood did not significantly account for variance in the association between sleep and alcohol problems.

    “In contrast, depression and anxiety symptoms during late childhood (age 9–11) did not significantly account for variance in the association between sleep and alcohol problems.”

    From Sleep and circadian contributions to adolescent alcohol use disorder (2015) · cites this paper as Wong et al., 2010

  • Parent-rated childhood sleep problems assessed between ages 3 and 8 predict alcohol problems during early adolescence (12-14 years) and late adolescence/young adulthood (18-20 years).

    “Wong and colleagues (Wong, Brower, Fitzgerald, & Zucker, 2004; Wong, Brower, Nigg, & Zucker, 2010) have reported that parent-rated childhood sleep problems, assessed between ages 3 and 8, and including “trouble sleeping” and “overtiredness”, predict alcohol problems during early adolescence (12–14 years) and late adolescence/young adulthood (18–20 years).”

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  • Adolescent sleep problems were a risk factor for problems with other drugs.

    “Adolescent sleep problems were a risk factor for problems with other drugs.”

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  • Self-reported sleep problems during adolescence per se did not predict later alcohol outcomes over and above the effect of childhood sleep.

    “Interestingly, self-reported sleep problems during adolescence per se did not predict later alcohol outcomes over and above the effect of childhood sleep.”

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  • Response inhibition during adolescence statistically mediated the relationship between childhood sleep problems and young-adult alcohol problems.

    “The authors also investigated potential mediators of these associations, reporting that response inhibition (based on a behavioral task) during adolescence statistically mediated the relationship between childhood sleep problems and young-adult alcohol problems.”

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Authors
Wong, M. M., Brower, K. J., Nigg, J. T., & Zucker, R. A.
Affiliations
Idaho State University (US)
Corresponding author
Wong, Maria M.
Venue
Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2010-05-25
Volume
34
Issue
6
Pages
1033-1044
ISSN
  • 0145-6008 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-0277
OpenAlex
W1516545267
Cited by
161
References
76
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FWCI
10.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA12217, K24AA000304, R37AA007065, R01AA012217, R37 AA-07065, K24-AA00304, R21AA016851)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
childhood sleep problems, response inhibition, executive function, substance use, alcohol consumption, drug use, substance-related problems, mediation, high-risk families
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Age Factors, Alcoholism, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Reaction Time, Risk Factors, Sleep Wake Disorders, Case-Control Studies, Substance-Related Disorders, Young Adult

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