University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA.
J Pediatr Psychol. 2021 Jul 20;46(6):719-728. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsab016.
The present study examined if caregivers' long work hours or shift work are related to children's sleep duration through the disruption of bedtime routines.
Work hours and schedules, bedtime routines and sleep (actigraph assessments) were examined in a sample of 250 caregivers and their preschool children.
Results revealed that consistent bedtime routines mediated the relationship between caregiver's work and children's sleep, such that longer hours and shift work predicted fewer routines that, in turn, predicted less child sleep.
These results point to the crucial role of bedtime routines as a promising point of intervention for working parents. While caregivers may not be able to change their work hours or schedules, they can create more stable and consistent bedtime routines to mitigate the negative effects of their work on children's sleep.
本研究通过破坏睡前常规，探讨了照顾者的长时间工作或轮班工作是否与儿童的睡眠时间有关。
对 250 名照顾者及其学龄前儿童的工作时间和安排、睡前常规和睡眠（活动记录仪评估）进行了检查。
结果表明，一致的睡前常规中介了照顾者工作与儿童睡眠之间的关系，即工作时间长和轮班工作预示着睡前常规减少，而这反过来又预示着儿童睡眠减少。
这些结果表明，睡前常规是一个有前途的干预点，对于工作的父母来说至关重要。虽然照顾者可能无法改变他们的工作时间或安排，但他们可以创建更稳定和一致的睡前常规，以减轻工作对儿童睡眠的负面影响。
