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Family Functioning and Children's Sleep
Author(s) -
ElSheikh Mona,
Kelly Ryan J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
child development perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1750-8606
pISSN - 1750-8592
DOI - 10.1111/cdep.12243
Subject(s) - socioemotional selectivity theory , psychology , developmental psychology , sleep (system call) , context (archaeology) , cognition , cognitive skill , transactional leadership , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology , paleontology , computer science , biology , operating system
Sleep is a pivotal correlate and predictor of many domains of child development, including socioemotional adjustment, physical health, and cognitive functioning. The family plays a major role in shaping children's sleep–wake behaviors, and developmental research on children's sleep in a family context is on the rise. As in any relatively young field, many gaps and questions remain. In this article, we aim to advance this literature by illustrating ways to examine the interconnections between family functioning and children's sleep. We also call for increasing conceptual developments and testing of transactional models, using well‐established and psychometrically sound objective and subjective measures, and expanding both the family functioning domains and sleep parameters assessed.