Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China; Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
Shanghai Experimental School, Shanghai, China; Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China.
Sleep Med. 2024 Oct;122:8-13. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.07.030. Epub 2024 Jul 25.
Optimal sleep is crucial for developing and maintaining gifted children's cognitive abilities. However, only a few studies have explored the sleep profiles of gifted children and overlooked their internal variations. This study aimed to investigate subjective and object sleep profiles in school-aged gifted children with different levels of giftedness.
This study included 80 school-aged children (50 % male) aged 6-11 years. Giftedness was assessed using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV). Subjective and objective sleep were evaluated using the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and Actiwatch 2.
The sample was divided into three groups based on their full scale intelligence quotient (IQ): 16 typically developing children (IQ < 130), 38 moderately gifted children (IQ: 130-145), and 26 highly gifted children (IQ > 145). The highly gifted children had the mildest sleep problems, particularly in sleep duration and daytime sleepiness. Moderately gifted children had the shortest subjective average sleep duration, while the three groups had no significant differences in Actiwatch-measured sleep variables. Furthermore, CSHQ total and daytime sleepiness subscale scores were negatively associated with the full scale IQ in gifted children after controlling for confounders including emotional and behavioral problems.
Children with higher levels of giftedness experience fewer subjective sleep problems but have similar objective sleep parameters. It is imperative to implement tailored sleep strategies for fostering intellectual development and nurturing young talents.
优质的睡眠对于发展和维持资优儿童的认知能力至关重要。然而，仅有少数研究探讨过资优儿童的睡眠模式，且忽略了他们内部的差异。本研究旨在调查不同资优水平的学龄期资优儿童的主观和客观睡眠模式。
本研究纳入了 80 名 6-11 岁的学龄期儿童（50%为男性）。采用韦氏儿童智力量表第四版（WISC-IV）评估资赋优异。采用儿童睡眠习惯问卷（CSHQ）和 Actiwatch 2 评估主观和客观睡眠。
根据全智商（IQ），将样本分为三组：16 名智力正常儿童（IQ<130），38 名中度资优儿童（IQ：130-145）和 26 名高度资优儿童（IQ>145）。高度资优儿童的睡眠问题最轻微，尤其是在睡眠持续时间和日间嗜睡方面。中度资优儿童的主观平均睡眠时间最短，而三组在 Actiwatch 测量的睡眠变量上无显著差异。此外，在控制情绪和行为问题等混杂因素后，CSHQ 总分和日间嗜睡分量表评分与资优儿童的全智商呈负相关。
智力水平较高的儿童主观睡眠问题较少，但客观睡眠参数相似。实施个性化的睡眠策略对于促进智力发展和培养年轻人才至关重要。
