Mona El?Sheikh|Erika J. Bagley|Margaret K. Keiley|Lori Elmore?Staton|Eric Chen|Joseph A. Buckhalt
Economic adversity and children’s sleep problems: Multiple indicators and moderation of effects.
Auburn University|Auburn University|Auburn University|Auburn University|University of British Columbia|Auburn University
toward explicating relations economic adversity childrens sleep examined associations multiple indicators socioeconomic status sesadversity childrens objectively subjectively derived sleep parameters ethnicity examined potential moderatorparticipants 276 third fourthgrade children families 133 girls age 944 years sd 71 66 european american ea 34 african american aa four ses indicators used incometoneeds ratio perceived economic wellbeing maternal education community poverty children wore actigraphs 7 nights completed selfreport measure assess sleep problemsobjectively subjectively assessed sleep parameters related different ses indicators overall worse sleep evident children lower ses homes specifically children homes lower incometoneeds ratios higher levels reported sleepwake problems parental perceived economic wellbeing associated shorter sleep minutes greater variability sleep onset children lower mothers education associated lower sleep efficiency children attended title 1 schools shorter sleep minutes ethnicity significant moderator effects link ses indicators childrens sleep aa childrens sleep negatively affected incometoneeds ratio mothers education sleep ea childrenthe results advocate importance specifying particular ses sleep variables used may affect ability detect associations sleep economic adversity