Relationship between sleep/wake patterns, temperament and overall development in term infants over the first year of life

Spruyt, Karen; Aitken, Rebecca J.; So, Kevin; Charlton, Margaret; Adamson, T. M.; Horne, Rosemary Sylvia Claire

doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2007.07.002

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“…Minimal relationships have been found previously between sleep and development, as measured by the Bayley (Scher, 2005;Spruyt et al, 2008). One previous study (Gibson et al, 2012) did find associations between sleep, as measured by actigraphy, for night sleep efficiency with fine motor skills and problem solving as measured by the Ages & Stages Questionnaire in a sample of one-year-olds.…”

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“…Overall, fragmented sleep was moderately associated (r = −.37) with lower mental development index scores, but no relationship was found with psychomotor development. A similar study of 20 infants (12 months) found no significant relationships between sleep measured via actigraphy and mental or motor developmental outcomes on the Bayley II (Spruyt et al, 2008). Gibson and colleagues also investigated the relationship between sleep and development in 51 one-year-olds (Gibson, Elder, & Gander, 2012).…”

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Sleep, mood, and development in infants

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Lee

2015

Infant Behavior and Development

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Sleep, mood, and development in infants

Mindell

Lee

2015

Infant Behavior and Development

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“…For instance, initially short sleepers had substantially less sleep at 0 to 1 years of age than typical sleepers (12:42 hours versus 14:34 hours) but comparable sleep from age 4 to 5 years, suggesting they gradually caught up with age. Compared with typical sleepers, these children had high rates of sleep problems (78.9%) and irritability, which often co-occur, 22 but they were otherwise similar in terms of sociodemographic profiles. Early sleep problems can reflect factors including maternal depression, parenting styles, child temperament (eg, irritability), and child feeding patterns and can promote shorter sleep.…”

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Distinct Developmental Trends in Sleep Duration During Early Childhood

2014

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: A limited number of studies have identified distinct patterns of child sleep duration, which appear to have implications for health and well-being. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This article identifies distinct patterns of sleep duration during early childhood and demonstrates that these have important implications for health-related quality of life. abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sleep is important to child development, but there is limited understanding of individual developmental patterns of sleep, their underlying determinants, and how these influence health and well-being. This article explores the presence of various sleep patterns in children and their implications for healthrelated quality of life.METHODS: Data were collected from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Participants included 2926 young children followed from age 0 to 1 years to age 6 to 7 years. Data on sleep duration were collected every 2 years, and covariates (eg, child sleep problems, maternal education) were assessed at baseline. Growth mixture modeling was used to identify distinct longitudinal patterns of sleep duration and significant covariates. Linear regression examined whether the distinct sleep patterns were significantly associated with health-related quality of life. RESULTS:The results identified 4 distinct sleep duration patterns: typical sleepers (40.6%), initially short sleepers (45.2%), poor sleepers (2.5%), and persistent short sleepers (11.6%). Factors such as child sleep problems, child irritability, maternal employment, household financial hardship, and household size distinguished between the trajectories. The results demonstrated that the trajectories had different implications for health-related quality of life. For instance, persistent short sleepers had poorer physical, emotional, and social health than typical sleepers. CONCLUSIONS:The results provide a novel insight into the nature of child sleep and the implications of differing sleep patterns for healthrelated quality of life. The findings could inform the development of effective interventions to promote healthful sleep patterns in children.

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“…Three studies are non-experimental. Spruyt et al ,23 in a detailed 12-month longitudinal study, report that children with easier temperament napped more readily, but at 12 months, decreased daytime sleep was associated with better emotional regulation as measured by the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. Two studies report association with internalising behavioural problems using the parent-form of the Child Behaviour Check List 17 25.…”

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“…The difference between the experimental study and non-experimental studies are most likely explained by two processes. First, although the experimental study focuses on disruption of habitual napping,24 the non-experimental studies focus on normally occurring nap behaviours 17 23 25. Second, two of the non-experimental studies were of children who attended preschool settings 17 25.…”

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confidence: 99%