Adolescents' sleep and adjustment: Reciprocal effects. Issue 2 (10th November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kelly, Ryan J.; Zeringue, Megan M.; El‐Sheikh, Mona
• Is Part Of: Child development. Volume 93:Issue 2(2022)
• Page Start: 540
• Page End: 555
• Publication Date: 2021-11-10
• Subjects: Child development -- Periodicals; Child psychology -- Periodicals; Child Development -- Periodicals; Child Development; Pediatrics -- Periodicals; Pedicatrics; 305.231
• DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13703
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0009-3920

Abstract

Abstract: Reciprocal relations between sleep and adjustment were investigated. Participants included 246 adolescents ( M = 15.80 years; 67.5% White, 32.5% Black/African American; 53% female, 47% male) at Time 1 (data collected 2012–2013), 227 at Time 2 ( M = 16.78 years) and 215 at Time 3 ( M = 17.70 years). Sleep–wake variables were measured with self‐reports (sleepiness) and actigraphy (average sleep minutes and efficiency, variability in sleep minutes and efficiency). Adolescents reported on depression and anxiety symptoms, and parents reported on externalizing problems. Greater variability in sleep duration and efficiency as well as sleepiness predicted adjustment problems (range of R 2 : 36%–60%). Reciprocal relations were supported mostly for sleepiness (range of R 2 : 16%–32%). Results help understand bidirectional relations between sleep and adjustment.