Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States.
Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States.
Infant Behav Dev. 2021 Nov;65:101628. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2021.101628. Epub 2021 Aug 12.
This study examined associations between objectively-measured nighttime sleep duration and physical activity in a sample of 6-7 month-old infants (N=93). The study also investigated relationships between infant sleep and demographic and environmental characteristics. Cross-sectional relationships were assessed using linear regression analyses. Nighttime sleep duration was positively associated with physical activity levels. Nighttime sleep duration was greater when infants had a consistent bedtime, slept in a separate room, were male, and had mothers who reported having a college education or greater. These findings can inform the development of interventions that aim to improve infant sleep.
本研究在 6-7 个月大的婴儿样本(N=93)中考察了客观测量的夜间睡眠时间与身体活动之间的关联。该研究还调查了婴儿睡眠与人口统计学和环境特征之间的关系。使用线性回归分析评估了横断面关系。夜间睡眠时间与身体活动水平呈正相关。当婴儿有固定的就寝时间、睡在单独的房间、是男性以及母亲报告拥有大学或更高学历时,他们的夜间睡眠时间会更长。这些发现可以为旨在改善婴儿睡眠的干预措施的制定提供信息。