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Reciprocal Relations Between Parental Problem Drinking and Children's Sleep: The Role of Socioeconomic Adversity
Author(s) -
Kelly Ryan J.,
ElSheikh Mona
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/cdev.13074
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , socioeconomic status , reciprocal , context (archaeology) , sleep (system call) , social environment , demography , population , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , sociology , computer science , biology , operating system , political science , law
Reciprocal relations between parental problem drinking (PPD) and children's sleep were examined longitudinally, and socioeconomic status was considered as a moderating variable. At Wave 1, 280 children ( M age = 10.33) and their parent(s) participated, and 275 families returned 1 year later. At both waves, parent(s) reported on PD and children wore actigraphs that measured established sleep parameters. After controlling for autoregressive effects, fathers’ PD predicted reduced sleep duration and efficiency in children over time. Supportive of reciprocal effects, more frequent long wake episodes predicted greater PPD. Fathers’ PD was a more robust risk factor for lower than higher income children. Results build on a growing literature that has considered children's sleep in a family context.