Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Canada.
Department of Sexology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada.
Sleep Med. 2019 Apr;56:52-56. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2018.11.003. Epub 2018 Nov 23.
The objective this study was to investigate the relative contributions of gender, common mental health symptoms, and experiences of interpersonal violence to the presence of sleep disturbances in Youth in Care under Child Welfare Society admitted to residential facilities.
A sample of 315 teenagers (14-18 years old) completed a self-reported questionnaire upon admission, followed by a medical consultation with a nurse and a physician. Information regarding experiences of interpersonal violence, mental health symptoms, and sleep disturbances was collected using a standardized questionnaire.
Anxiety, ADHD symptoms, and sexual abuse were associated with sleep disturbances, F(10, 264) = 5.95, p < 0.001. Results from hierarchical regression analyses revealed that experiences of interpersonal violence, more specifically sexual abuse, were associated with sleep disturbances over and beyond gender and the presence of mental health symptoms.
These results highlight practical implications for health professionals in terms of assessment and intervention for vulnerable youth exposed to interpersonal violence. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
本研究旨在探讨性别、常见心理健康症状和人际暴力经历对儿童福利机构收容的居住设施内青少年照料者睡眠障碍的影响。
对 315 名青少年（14-18 岁）进行问卷调查，在入住时完成，随后由护士和医生进行医疗咨询。使用标准化问卷收集人际暴力经历、心理健康症状和睡眠障碍信息。
焦虑、ADHD 症状和性虐待与睡眠障碍有关，F(10, 264) = 5.95, p < 0.001。分层回归分析的结果表明，人际暴力经历，特别是性虐待，与睡眠障碍有关，超出了性别和心理健康症状的影响。
这些结果强调了对易受人际暴力影响的弱势青少年进行评估和干预的健康专业人员的实际意义。讨论了对研究和实践的影响。
