Preschool family irregularity and the development of sleep problems in childhood: a longitudinal study.
Maria Elisabeth Koopman-VerhoeffFadila SerdarevicDesana KocevskaF Fenne BodrijViara R Mileva-SeitzIrwin ReissManon H J HillegersHenning TiemeierCharlotte A M CecilFrank C VerhulstMaartje P C M LuijkPublished in: Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines (2019)
Our findings show a long-term robust association of preschool family irregularity with more sleep problems during childhood as well as shorter sleep duration and later sleep onset as measured objectively with actigraphy. In part, these sleep problems were associated with family irregularity by way of child psychopathology. These findings suggest that interventions improving preschool family irregularity, which are targeted to reduce child psychopathology, may also impact the development of sleep problems beneficially.