El-Sheikh Mona, Gillis Brian T, Saini Ekjyot K, Erath Stephen A, Buckhalt Joseph A
Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA.
Child Dev Perspect. 2022 Dec;16(4):200-207. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12465. Epub 2022 Sep 8.
Sleep is a robust predictor of child and adolescent development. Race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status (SES), and related experiences (e.g., discrimination) are associated with sleep, but researchers have just begun to understand the role of sleep in the development of racial/ethnic and SES disparities in broader psychosocial adjustment and cognitive functioning during childhood and adolescence. In this article, we discuss poor sleep as a potential mechanism contributing to the development of such disparities, and better sleep as a potential protective factor that diminishes such disparities. We conclude by offering recommendations for research to advance understanding of sleep as a key bioregulatory system that may underlie or protect against detrimental developmental outcomes related to socioeconomic adversity and belonging to a historically minoritized group.
睡眠是儿童和青少年发育的有力预测指标。种族/民族、社会经济地位（SES）以及相关经历（如歧视）都与睡眠有关，但研究人员才刚刚开始了解睡眠在儿童和青少年时期更广泛的心理社会适应和认知功能方面种族/民族及社会经济地位差异发展中所起的作用。在本文中，我们讨论睡眠不足是导致此类差异发展的一种潜在机制，而良好睡眠是减少此类差异的一种潜在保护因素。我们最后提出了一些研究建议，以促进对睡眠作为一个关键生物调节系统的理解，该系统可能是与社会经济逆境及属于历史上受边缘化群体相关的有害发育结果的基础或起到预防作用。
