Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Sleep Laboratory and Clinic, Rivière-des-Prairies Mental Health Hospital, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
J Clin Sleep Med. 2023 May 1;19(5):925-934. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.10484.
Giftedness is a multidimensional condition. It is increasingly put forward that gifted children (GC) could be a population at high risk for sleep problems. The current study investigated GC and typically developing children for their habitual sleep, night-to-night sleep variability, and parental reports of child sleep.
The sample consisted of 62 GC (31 girls; mean age = 9.63 ± 1.71 years) and 62 typically developing children (31 girls; mean age = 9.68 ± 1.68 years). Groups were age and sex matched. Giftedness was identified using Renzulli's 3-factor definition of giftedness. Sleep duration, quality, and night-to-night variability were assessed using actigraphy. Parents were asked to complete the short-form version of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire to report on their child's sleep. Groups were compared with independent sample -tests and chi-square analyses.
GC displayed lower sleep efficiencies, more wake time after sleep onset, and more night-to-night sleep variability than typically developing children. GC were found to experience less social jetlag compared to typically developing children, and they also showed more clinically significant sleep problems as reported by parents.
Sleep maintenance and stability tend to be challenged in GC. While there is growing evidence that greater sleep variability is associated with poorer physical and emotional health, studies have yet to examine these associations in GC specifically to get a better understanding of giftedness. Overall, there is a need for research focused on both predictors and consequences of sleep patterns and sleep variability in GC.
Bastien L, Théoret R, Bernier A, Godbout R. Habitual sleep and intraindividual variability of sleep in gifted children: an actigraphy study. . 2023;19(5):925-934.
天赋是一种多维的状态。越来越多的人提出，资优儿童（GC）可能是睡眠问题高发人群。本研究调查了资优儿童和普通发展儿童的习惯性睡眠、夜间睡眠变异性以及父母对儿童睡眠的报告。
样本包括 62 名 GC（31 名女孩；平均年龄=9.63±1.71 岁）和 62 名普通发展儿童（31 名女孩；平均年龄=9.68±1.68 岁）。两组按年龄和性别匹配。资优通过 Renzulli 的 3 因素定义来确定。使用活动记录仪评估睡眠持续时间、质量和夜间睡眠变异性。父母被要求填写儿童睡眠习惯问卷的简短版本，以报告他们孩子的睡眠情况。使用独立样本 t 检验和卡方分析比较两组。
GC 的睡眠效率较低，入睡后醒来时间较多，夜间睡眠变异性较大。与普通发展儿童相比，GC 的社交时差较小，父母报告的睡眠问题也更具临床意义。
GC 的睡眠维持和稳定性往往受到挑战。虽然越来越多的证据表明，更大的睡眠变异性与较差的身体和情绪健康相关，但研究尚未专门在 GC 中检查这些关联，以更好地了解天赋。总的来说，需要研究专注于 GC 的睡眠模式和睡眠变异性的预测因素和后果。
Bastien L, Théoret R, Bernier A, Godbout R. 资优儿童的习惯性睡眠和睡眠变异性：一项活动记录仪研究。睡眠医学。2023;19(5):925-934.
