Ricci Cristian, Parra-Robledo Zaida, Rothenbacher Dietrich, Díaz-Morales Juan Francisco, Genuneit Jon
Pediatric Epidemiology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical Faculty, Leipzig University, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;
Individual Differences, Work and Social Psychology Department, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28223 Madrid, Spain;
Clocks Sleep. 2020 Sep 18;2(3):375-389. doi: 10.3390/clockssleep2030028. eCollection 2020 Sep.
The prospective Ulm-SPATZ study was investigated to assess the role of child sleeping quality between 4 to 6 years of age in affecting a partner's sleeping and relationship satisfaction within a couple. The study was conducted using a triadic approach in which the child was included in the Actor-Partner-Interdependence Model (APIM). Sleeping quality of the child was determined by using the German version of the children's sleep habits questionnaire, sleeping features of the parents were assessed by using the Munich chronotype questionnaire, and the partner relationship assessment was performed by employing the German version of the parenting stress index questionnaire. In 211 German triads, we observed that sleeping characteristics and partner relationship scores at different child ages are consistent for both men and women. Higher and statistically significant sleep duration, time spent in bed, the midpoint of sleep, time getting out of bed, and sleep onset in women compared to men during the working days were observed. The APIM analyses showed a significant direct effect of child sleep quality on the partner relationship satisfaction. In women, a mediated effect of child sleep quality acted through sleep duration and time spent in bed on the partner relationship satisfaction score during both free and working days. In men, low child sleep quality was found to be associated with increased sleep onset during both free and working days. Child sleep quality influences relationship satisfaction mostly in mothers, likely because of their higher involvement in childcare during working days. Distress in the couple could be counteracted by a major involvement of the fathers in child management.
前瞻性的乌尔姆-斯帕茨研究旨在评估4至6岁儿童的睡眠质量对夫妻中一方睡眠及关系满意度的影响。该研究采用三元组方法，将儿童纳入行为者-伴侣相互依赖模型（APIM）。儿童的睡眠质量通过德文版儿童睡眠习惯问卷来确定，父母的睡眠特征通过慕尼黑昼夜节律问卷进行评估，伴侣关系评估则采用德文版育儿压力指数问卷。在211个德国三元组中，我们观察到不同儿童年龄阶段的睡眠特征和伴侣关系得分在男性和女性中都是一致的。与男性相比，工作日期间女性的睡眠时间、卧床时间、睡眠中点、起床时间和入睡时间更长，且具有统计学意义。APIM分析表明，儿童睡眠质量对伴侣关系满意度有显著的直接影响。在女性中，儿童睡眠质量通过睡眠时间和卧床时间对自由日和工作日的伴侣关系满意度得分产生中介效应。在男性中，发现儿童睡眠质量低与自由日和工作日入睡时间增加有关。儿童睡眠质量对关系满意度的影响主要体现在母亲身上，可能是因为她们在工作日更多地参与育儿。父亲更多地参与儿童管理可以抵消夫妻间的困扰。
