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- Title
Agreement between parent-reports and child self-reports of sleep problems in Chinese children.
- Authors
Liu, Jianghong; Wang, Guanghai; Ji, Xiaopeng; Cui, Naixue; Liu, Xianchen
- Abstract
Sleep problems are major concerns for parents, health professionals, and children and youths themselves. For assessing sleep problems, both parent and child reports are important, with each having its unique features. However, little is known about the correlates of the agreement between parent and child self-reports. This study evaluated the agreement between the youth self-report sleep questionnaire (YSRSQ) and the parent-reported children’s sleep habits questionnaire (CSHQ) and assessed the associated sociodemographic factors, as well as the underlying discrepancies. The participants included 3143 pairs of Chinese preadolescents (mean age = 11.03, SD = 0.98) and parents. Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), daytime sleepiness, and parasomnia were assessed by both the YSRSQ and CSHQ. Significant but low correlations were present between parent report and preadolescent self-report items on SDB problems, daytime sleepiness, and parasomnias. Although the agreement between SDB symptoms and parasomnias was stronger for girls than for boys, the degree of concordance between SDB symptoms and parasomnia increased with preadolescent age, with the highest agreement achieved among preadolescents aged 12 years or older for SDB problems and 11 years or older for parasomnias. Findings underscore the importance of utilizing both parental and preadolescent self-reports in accurately assessing and diagnosing sleep impairment in pediatric samples.
- Subjects
CHINA; SLEEP disorders in children; CHILDREN; SELF-evaluation; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; SLEEP apnea syndromes; DROWSINESS
- Publication
Sleep & Biological Rhythms, 2018, Vol 16, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
1446-9235
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s41105-018-0152-z