ArticleBehavioral sleep medicine
Family Chaos and Child Functioning in Relation to Sleep Problems Among Children at Risk for Obesity.
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- Family vulnerability, disruption, and chaos predict parent and child COVID-19 health-protective behavior adherence.Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare · 2022Article
- A mixed methods analysis of environmental and household chaos: considerations for early-childhood obesity research.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Pediatric sleep health: It matters, and so does how we define it.Sleep medicine reviews · 2021Review
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- Association between Home Environment in Infancy and Child Movement Behaviors.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2021Article
- Bedtime, body mass index and obesity risk in preschool-aged children.Pediatric obesity · 2020Article
- Identifying Modifiable Factors Linking Parenting and Sleep in Racial/Ethnic Minority Children.Journal of pediatric psychology · 2020Article
- Development of a consensus statement on the role of the family in the physical activity, sedentary, and sleep behaviours of children and youth.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2020Review
- Sex Differences in the Association between Household Chaos and Body Mass Index z-Score in Low-Income Toddlers.Childhood obesity (Print) · 2020Article
- The relationship between household chaos and child, parent, and family outcomes: a systematic scoping review.BMC public health · 2020Article
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- Food insecurity is associated with suboptimal sleep quality, but not sleep duration, among low-income Head Start children of pre-school age.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- The association between home chaos and academic achievement: The moderating role of sleep.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2019Article
- Sleep Problem Trajectories and Cumulative Socio-Ecological Risks: Birth to School-Age.The Journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
- Sleep duration and bedtime in preschool-age children with obesity: Relation to BMI and diet following a weight management intervention.Pediatric obesity · 2019Article
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Abstract
This study evaluated the influence of child and family functioning on child sleep behaviors in low-income minority families who are at risk for obesity. A cross-sectional study was utilized to measure child and family functioning from 2013 to 2014. Participants were recruited from Head Start classrooms while data were collected during home visits. A convenience sample of 72 low-income Hispanic (65%) and African American (32%) families of preschool-aged children were recruited for this study. We assessed the association of child and family functioning with child sleep behaviors using a multivariate multiple linear regression model. Bootstrap mediation analyses examined the effects of family chaos between child functioning and child sleep problems. Poorer child emotional and behavioral functioning related to total sleep behavior problems. Chaos associated with bedtime resistance significantly mediated the relationship between Behavioral and Emotional Screening System (BESS) and Bedtime Resistance. Families at high risk for obesity showed children with poorer emotional and behavioral functioning were at higher risk for problematic sleep behaviors, although we found no link between obesity and child sleep. Family chaos appears to play a significant role in understanding part of these relationships. Future longitudinal studies are necessary to establish causal relationships between child and family functioning and sleep problems to further guide obesity interventions aimed at improving child sleep routines and increasing sleep duration.
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