Department of Psychology, The University of Western Ontario, Westminster Hall, London Ontario N6A 3K7, Canada.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2010 Aug;35(7):790-9. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsp097. Epub 2009 Nov 18.
Examine the contribution of sleep problems and indicators of inadequate sleep to psychopathology among children after accounting for shared risk and comorbid psychopathology.
Secondary analyses of cross-sectional data on 4- to 11-year-old (N = 1,550) children without chronic illness or developmental delay or disability. Parents provided information about sleep problems, indicators of inadequate sleep, symptoms of psychopathology, and risk factors for psychopathology. Teachers provided information about indicators of inadequate sleep and symptoms of psychopathology.
Adjusting for risk factors and comorbid psychopathology, sleeping more than other children was related to parent-rated aggression. Nightmares and trouble sleeping were related to parent-rated anxious/depressed mood. Sleep problems were not related to attention problems. Being overtired was related to parent- and teacher-rated psychopathology.
Relations among sleep problems, indicators of inadequate sleep, and psychopathology are complex; accounting for potential confounding variables and considering sleep variables separately may clarify these relations.
在考虑到共同风险和共病精神病理学的情况下，研究睡眠问题和睡眠不足指标对儿童精神病理学的影响。
对无慢性疾病或发育迟缓或残疾的 4 至 11 岁儿童（N=1550）的横断面数据进行二次分析。父母提供有关睡眠问题、睡眠不足指标、精神病理学症状和精神病理学风险因素的信息。教师提供有关睡眠不足指标和精神病理学症状的信息。
在调整了风险因素和共病精神病理学后，与其他儿童相比，睡眠时间较长与父母评定的攻击性有关。噩梦和睡眠困难与父母评定的焦虑/抑郁情绪有关。睡眠问题与注意力问题无关。过度疲劳与父母和教师评定的精神病理学有关。
睡眠问题、睡眠不足指标和精神病理学之间的关系很复杂；考虑到潜在的混杂变量，并分别考虑睡眠变量，可能会澄清这些关系。
