Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.
Center for Affective, Stress and Sleep Disorders (ZASS), Psychiatric Clinics (UPK), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2022 Dec;63(12):1668-1670. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13693. Epub 2022 Sep 6.
Fredrick et al. (Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2022) showed in their cross-sectional and observational study that higher Sluggish Cognitive Tempo (SCT) traits were associated with more impaired subjective and objective sleep parameters. Importantly, data were gathered from adolescents and their parents, thus, enhancing the validity of the findings. In addition, the observed pattern of associations was unrelated to ADHD traits, age, sex, medication, or pubertal development. In the present commentary, we acknowledge the scientific value and practical and clinical implications of these findings. For future studies, we propose seven research avenues, which might help to further clarify the neurophysiological, psychological, and behavioral associations between SCT traits and sleep patterns.
弗雷德里克等人(《儿童心理学与精神病学杂志》,2022 年)在他们的横断面和观察性研究中表明,较高的迟钝认知特质(SCT)与更受损的主观和客观睡眠参数相关。重要的是,数据是从青少年及其父母那里收集的,因此提高了研究结果的有效性。此外,观察到的关联模式与 ADHD 特征、年龄、性别、药物或青春期发育无关。在本评论中,我们承认这些发现的科学价值以及其实践和临床意义。对于未来的研究,我们提出了七个研究方向,这可能有助于进一步阐明 SCT 特征与睡眠模式之间的神经生理、心理和行为关联。