College of Health and Human Sciences, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
School of Education and Human Development, Department of Research and Evaluation Methods, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO, USA.
Behav Sleep Med. 2024 Sep-Oct;22(5):697-708. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2024.2355473. Epub 2024 May 15.
This study examined the associations among maternal sleep quality, executive function, and perceptions of infant sleep in a sample of families recruited from human service and public health systems.
Seventy-three mothers of infants 5-14 months old were included in the study. Mothers racially and ethnically identified as American Indian/Alaskan Native (4.1%), Asian (4.1%), Black/African American (12.3%), Latina (23.3%), more than one race (12.3%), Pacific Islander (1.4%), and White (42.5%). Mothers completed questionnaires assessing their own sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index) and executive function (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function) as well as their perceptions about their infant's sleep (Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire).
Results of the path analysis indicated significant direct effects among maternal sleep quality, executive function, and perceptions of infant sleep. Significant indirect effects were found such that poor maternal sleep quality was linked to poorer perceptions of infant sleep through maternal executive dysfunction, adjusting for infant sleep patterns, infant age, and maternal race and ethnicity.
The current study highlights the potential role of maternal behavioral and cognitive factors in shaping mothers' perceptions about infant sleep. These findings support the need for health professionals and researchers to consider maternal sleep quality and executive function when addressing mothers' concerns about infant sleep.
本研究在从人类服务和公共卫生系统招募的家庭样本中，考察了母亲睡眠质量、执行功能与婴儿睡眠知觉之间的关系。
本研究纳入了 73 名 5-14 月龄婴儿的母亲。母亲在种族和民族上的自我认同为美洲印第安人/阿拉斯加原住民（4.1%）、亚裔（4.1%）、黑种人/非裔美国人（12.3%）、拉丁裔（23.3%）、多种族（12.3%）、太平洋岛民（1.4%）和白种人（42.5%）。母亲们完成了评估自身睡眠（匹兹堡睡眠质量指数）和执行功能（行为评定量表的执行功能）以及婴儿睡眠知觉（婴儿睡眠简短问卷）的问卷。
路径分析结果表明，母亲睡眠质量、执行功能和婴儿睡眠知觉之间存在显著的直接影响。还发现了显著的间接影响，即较差的母亲睡眠质量通过母亲的执行功能障碍与较差的婴儿睡眠知觉相关联，同时调整了婴儿的睡眠模式、婴儿年龄以及母亲的种族和民族。
本研究强调了母亲行为和认知因素在塑造母亲对婴儿睡眠知觉中的潜在作用。这些发现支持了卫生专业人员和研究人员在解决母亲对婴儿睡眠的担忧时需要考虑母亲的睡眠质量和执行功能。
