Association between parenting behaviors and sleep problems in preschool children
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024361
- VernacularTitle:学龄前儿童父母养育行为与其睡眠问题的关联
- Author:
DING Peng, GENG Menglong, WU Xiaoyan, TAO Shuman, TAO Fangbiao
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Author Information
1. MOE Key Laboratory of Population Health across Life Cycle/Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health across the Life Course, Anhui Medical University, Hefei (230032) , Anhui Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Education;
Behavior;
Sleep;
Mental health;
Legal guardians;
Child,preschool
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2024;45(12):1747-1751
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Abstract:To analyze the relationship between parenting behaviors and sleep problems of preschool children, so as to provide a strategic decision support for child growth and parenting behavior improvement.
Methods:Using the questionnaire data of 27 200 preschool children parents selected from 11 cities in Hubei, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces in October 2017, parents parenting behavior was assessed by Parent Behavior Inventory (PBI), and children s sleep problems were assessed by Children s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Logistic regression models.
Results:The reporting rate of sleep problems among preschool children was 15.3%. After adjusting for confounding factors, maternal hostile/coercive parenting behavior scores (medium level: OR=1.38; high level: OR=1.86) and paternal hostile/coercive parenting behavior scores (medium level: OR=1.17; high level: OR=1.59) were positively correlated with sleep problems (P<0.05). Hostile/coercive parenting behaviors by their parents (maternal high level: the OR values were 1.75, 2.97, 1.86, and 2.75 respectively; paternal high level: OR values were 1.79, 1.91, 1.69, and 1.79 respectively) were positively associated with sleep problems in preschool children aged 3, 4, 5, and 6. Scores of parental support/engaged (fathers of 4yearold children medium level: OR=0.84; fathers of 5yearold children medium and high level: OR=0.84, 0.82) were negatively correlated with children aged 4 and 5 (P<0.05). High level maternal supportive/engaged and paternal hostile/coercive scores were positively associated with child sleep problems (OR=1.93); high level maternal hostile/coercive and paternal supportive/engaged scores were positively associated with child sleep problems (OR=1.93); high scores of parental hostile/coercive were positively correlated with child sleep problems (OR=2.60) (P<0.05).
Conclusion:Sleep problems among children are related to parenting behaviors, especially hostile/coercive parenting behaviors that increases the risk of sleep problems among children.
