Maternal Sleep Quality and Executive Function are Associated with Perceptions of Infant Sleep.
Behav Sleep Med
; 22(5): 697-708, 2024.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38747569
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
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.METHODS:
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:
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.CONCLUSIONS:
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.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Executive Function
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Sleep Quality
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Mothers
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Behav Sleep Med
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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NEUROLOGIA
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PSICOFISIOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States