Li Crystal B, Lecarie Emma K, Walter Devan, Lemery-Chalfant Kathryn, Brown Rachel, Davis Mary C, Doane Leah D
Arizona State University, Department of Psychology, 950 S. McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ, 85287, United States.
University of Texas at Austin, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, 108 E. Dean Keeton St., Stop A2702. Austin, TX, 78712, United States.
J Appl Dev Psychol. 2024 Nov-Dec;95. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2024.101713. Epub 2024 Sep 21.
Interpersonal stress has been consistently linked with poorer adjustment, and healthy sleep may play a promotive or protective role in this relation. However, little is known regarding such associations among children. The current study examined longitudinal associations between daily interpersonal stress, sleep, and internalizing/externalizing symptoms during middle childhood.
At age 8 years, participants wore actigraphy watches for 7 days to capture sleep, and primary caregivers reported on children's daily interpersonal stress, internalizing/externalizing symptoms, and sleep problems. At age 9 years, children self-reported symptoms.
Greater daily interpersonal stress at age 8 years predicted greater internalizing/externalizing symptoms at age 9 years. Higher sleep efficiency predicted fewer externalizing symptoms. Sleep duration moderated links between interpersonal stress and internalizing/externalizing symptoms, but associations were positive and significant for children with average and high duration only.
Findings advance our understanding of links between interpersonal stress, sleep, and child adjustment and can inform targeted family and school interventions.
人际压力一直与较差的适应能力相关，而良好的睡眠可能在这种关系中起到促进或保护作用。然而，对于儿童中的此类关联知之甚少。本研究考察了童年中期日常人际压力、睡眠与内化/外化症状之间的纵向关联。
8岁时，参与者佩戴活动记录仪手表7天以记录睡眠情况，主要照顾者报告儿童的日常人际压力、内化/外化症状及睡眠问题。9岁时，儿童自我报告症状。
8岁时更大的日常人际压力预示着9岁时更严重的内化/外化症状。更高的睡眠效率预示着更少的外化症状。睡眠时间调节了人际压力与内化/外化症状之间的联系，但仅在睡眠时间处于平均水平和较高水平的儿童中，这种关联为正向且显著。
研究结果增进了我们对人际压力、睡眠与儿童适应能力之间联系的理解，并可为有针对性的家庭和学校干预提供参考。
