Richard W Wagner, Smitha Mallaiah, Clark R Anderson, Rosalinda Engle, Varsha Vasu, Eduardo Bruera, Balachundar Subramaniam, Lorenzo Cohen, Santhosshi Narayanan
Effects of the Brief Simha Kriya Breathing Practice for Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of integrative and complementary medicine
children stop napping 2 5years old tested association early nap cessation ie children stopped third birthday language cognition functioning psychosocial outcomes data national longitudinal sample canadian children three timepoints children 0to1 year old t1 2to3 years old t2 4to5 years old t3 early nap cessation tested correlate childrens psychosocial functioning crosssectionally longitudinally cognitive function longitudinally language skills longitudinally 4923 children 509 male 900 white parents study included main analyses parents reported demographics perinatal developmental variables child functioning child sleep children completed direct assessments receptive language cognitive ability nap cessation demographic developmentalcontrol variables tested correlates crosssectional longitudinal outcomes using linear regression modelbuilding approach early nap cessation correlated higher receptive language ability 0059 0028 lower anxiety 0039 0028 t3 controlling known correlates nap cessation nighttime sleep sociodemographic correlates outcomes cognitive ability hyperactivityinattention aggression correlated nap cessation early nap cessation related specific benefits ie better receptive language lower anxiety symptoms findings align previous research future research investigate differences associated late nap cessation napencouraging cultures ethnicity