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Sleep Problems in Early Childhood: Continuities, Predictive Factors, and Behavioral Correlates

Zuckerman, Barry, Stevenson, James, Bailey, Veira·1987·Pediatrics
DOI 10.1542/peds.80.5.664
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A longitudinal study, based on interviews with 308 middle-class, preponderantly white mothers, provided an opportunity to evaluate the continuity, predictive factors, and behavioral correlates of sleep problems in young children. When their children were 8 months old, 10% of the mothers reported that their babies woke three or more times per night, 8% reported that the babies took an hour or more to settle after waking, 5% complained that their own sleep was severely disrupted by the child, and 18% reported at least one of these problems. At 3 years of age, 29% of the children had difficulty getting to bed and/or falling asleep or staying asleep. Of children with a sleep problem at 8 months of age, 41% still had a problem at 3 years of age, whereas only 26% of children without a problem at 8 months of age had a problem at 3 years of age (P < .001). Among children with sleep problems at 8 months of age, mothers' depressed feelings were the only measured demographic or psychosocial factor associated with persistent sleep problems (P = .02). A separate analysis indicated that these depressed feelings did not appear to be a consequence of the child's sleep problem. Future studies should evaluate how maternal depression interacts with other factors to result in persistent sleep problems. Children with persistent sleep problems were more likely to have behavior problems, especially tantrums (P < .02) and behavior management problems (P < .01), than were children without persistent sleep problems (P < .02). They were not more likely to have fears, anxiety, or other behavior problems measured by the Behavior Screening Questionnaire.

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Authors
Zuckerman, B., Stevenson, J., & Bailey, V.
Affiliations
Boston University (US)
ORCID
Zuckerman, Barry
Venue
Pediatrics
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Published
1987-11-01
Volume
80
Issue
5
Pages
664-671
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
DOI
10.1542/peds.80.5.664
OpenAlex
W2126897373
Cited by
472
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0
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FWCI
4.71
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Infant Health and Development
Keywords
infant sleep problems, nocturnal awakenings, bedtime resistance, maternal depression, behavioral problems, tantrums, early childhood, longitudinal development, mother-child relationship
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Breast Feeding, Child Behavior, Child, Preschool, Depression, England, Ethnicity, Female, Humans, Infant, Longitudinal Studies, Sleep Wake Disorders, Socioeconomic Factors, Time Factors

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