Journal article
Concurrent developmental course of sleep problems and emotional/behavioral problems in childhood and adolescence as reflected by the dysregulation profile
Sleep (New York, N.Y.), Vol.42(3)
2019
PMID: 30521022
Abstract
Objectives
Longitudinal data on the course and relationship of concurrent psychopathology in youth are scarce but are of need for better practical patient care and prevention. This study explores the course of (and relationships over time) between sleep problems and concurrent dimensional difficulties relating to anxiety/depression, attention deficiency, and aggressive behaviors in childhood and adolescence. The latter three may jointly form a broad syndrome, the dysregulation profile.
Methods
Young people from the Raine Study, a large community cohort sample (N = 1625) were followed from age 5 to 17 years. Developmental courses of sleep problems and its concurrent regulatory difficulties were estimated separately and jointly.
Results
The majority of adolescents reported low levels of problems and which appeared to be stable over time, while a small group (rates between 7.8% and 10.1%) reported enduring problematic developmental courses. Sleep problems and regulatory difficulties shared a strong association in their development over time (individual’s probabilities of having the same courses, i.e. low-low and high-high, were between 89.8% and 92.3%). Furthermore, having persistent sleep problems over time was associated with an increased risk of having regulatory difficulties by approximately 10 times, and vice versa.
Conclusion
Findings from this study provide empirical evidence for a strong mutual association in the development of sleep problems and difficulties of dysregulation with emotion, cognition, and aggression. It may be suggested that a positive screening of one such psychopathological dimension should lead to a careful assessment, not only to reduce the problem in question but also to prevent the youth from further problems.
Details
- Title
- Concurrent developmental course of sleep problems and emotional/behavioral problems in childhood and adolescence as reflected by the dysregulation profile
- Authors/Creators
- Biyao Wang - University of GöttingenPeter R Eastwood - The University of Western AustraliaAndreas Becker - University of GöttingenCorinna Isensee - University of GöttingenJanice W Y Wong - Specialised Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Department of Health in Western Australia, Perth, WA, AustraliaRae-Chi Huang - The Kids Research Institute AustraliaKevin C Runions - The University of Western AustraliaRichard M Stewart - The University of Western AustraliaThomas Meyer - University of GöttingenL G Brüni - Spital Thurgau (Switzerland)Aribert Rothenberger - University of GöttingenFlorian D Zepf - The University of Western Australia
- Publication Details
- Sleep (New York, N.Y.), Vol.42(3)
- Identifiers
- 991005592651207891
- Copyright
- © Sleep Research Society 2018
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Vice Chancellery
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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