"Their Sleep Means More Harmony": Maternal Perspectives and Experiences of Preschoolers' Sleep in Ethnically and Socioeconomically Diverse Families in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Qual Health Res
; 29(14): 2023-2034, 2019 12.
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| ID: mdl-30973062
ABSTRACT
Viewing sleep through a socioecological lens, maternal perceptions, and experiences of preschoolers' sleep were explored using semistructured interviews with 15 Maori (indigenous) and 16 non-Maori mothers, with low- and high socioeconomic position. Thematic analysis identified four themes child happiness and health, maternal well-being, comfort and connection, and family functioning and harmony. Mothers perceived healthy preschooler sleep as supporting children's mental and physical health, parents' sleep/wake functioning, family social cohesion and emotional connectedness, and poor preschooler sleep as negatively influencing child, maternal and family well-being. Although many experiences were shared, some perceptions of sleep and sleep practices differed between mothers. Influences included health paradigms, socioeconomic circumstances, maternal autonomy, employment, parenting approaches, and societal expectations. Healthy preschooler sleep is valued by mothers and may play a protective role in family health and resilience. Preschooler sleep initiatives need to be responsive to maternal perspectives and address societal drivers of sleep experiences.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sueño
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Actitud Frente a la Salud
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Población Blanca
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Nativos de Hawái y Otras Islas del Pacífico
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Madres
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Qual Health Res
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Nueva Zelanda