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- Title
Longitudinal relations between maternal depressive symptoms and child sleep problems: the role of parasympathetic nervous system reactivity.
- Authors
Keller, Peggy S.; Kouros, Chrystyna D.; Erath, Stephen A.; Dahl, Ronald E.; El‐Sheikh, Mona
- Abstract
Background We examined maternal depressive symptoms ( MDS) as longitudinal predictors of actigraphy-measured sleep; children's respiratory sinus arrhythmia ( RSA) was tested as a moderator of these relations. Method A total of 271 children (145 boys and 126 girls) participated in a three-wave study ( M age at T1 = 9.38 years), with a 1-year lag between waves. Children wore actigraphs to derive sleep parameters. RSA reactivity was assessed during a social stress test. Results Contrary to hypotheses, MDS were related to less sleep over time for children exhibiting greater RSA withdrawal. Consistent with hypotheses, MDS were related longitudinally to decreased sleep activity for children exhibiting less RSA withdrawal. Conclusions Findings illustrate the importance of maternal influences and physiological regulation as predictors of children's sleep.
- Subjects
MENTAL depression; MOTHER-child relationship; MOTHERS; PARASYMPATHETIC nervous system; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; RESEARCH funding; SLEEP disorders in children; STATISTICS; DATA analysis; MAXIMUM likelihood statistics; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHILDREN
- Publication
Journal of Child Psychology, 2014, Vol 55, Issue 2, p172
- ISSN
0021-9630
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jcpp.12151