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Sleep problems and temperament in adolescents
Author(s) -
Moore M.,
Slane J.,
Mindell J. A.,
Burt S. A.,
Klump K. L.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01157.x
Subject(s) - temperament , impulsivity , psychology , sleep (system call) , affect (linguistics) , developmental psychology , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , personality , social psychology , psychotherapist , communication , computer science , operating system
The aim of this study was to determine the association between temperament and sleep in adolescents. Participants included 516 adolescents and their mothers drawn from the community. Findings indicated that as with younger children, sleep and dimensions of temperament (sociability, impulsivity and negative affect) are related in adolescents.