School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 536 George St., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA.
Ann Behav Med. 2011 Oct;42(2):245-56. doi: 10.1007/s12160-011-9285-x.
Accumulating evidence indicates that stress impairs sleep quality. Few studies, however, have examined the extent to which early life stress can jeopardize sleep in adulthood.
Guided by a life course epidemiological perspective on health, this study examined associations between childhood abuse and adult sleep problems.
We used data from 835 respondents in the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS). Self-report measures assessed the frequency of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse in childhood, as well as global and component indicators of sleep problems in adulthood.
Having experienced all three types of childhood abuse-even infrequently-was associated with global sleep pathology, as well as specific types of sleep problems. Reports of both frequent physical and frequent emotional abuse-even in the absence of sexual abuse-were also associated with poor sleep.
Childhood abuse is a risk factor for individuals' long-term sleep problems.
越来越多的证据表明，压力会影响睡眠质量。然而，很少有研究探讨童年期的压力会在多大程度上危及成年人的睡眠。
本研究以健康的生命历程流行病学观点为指导，探讨了儿童期虐待与成人睡眠问题之间的关系。
我们使用了来自美国全国中年发展调查（MIDUS）的 835 名受访者的数据。自我报告的测量方法评估了儿童时期身体、情感和性虐待的频率，以及成人期整体和组成部分的睡眠问题指标。
经历过所有三种类型的儿童期虐待——即使是偶尔发生的——与全球睡眠病理学以及特定类型的睡眠问题有关。频繁的身体和频繁的情感虐待的报告——即使没有性虐待——也与睡眠质量差有关。
儿童期虐待是个体长期睡眠问题的一个风险因素。
