Association between Sleep Disturbances and Emotional/Behavioral Problems in Chinese and Japanese Preschoolers.
Behav Sleep Med
; 18(3): 420-431, 2020.
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ABSTRACT
Objectives:
Sleep disturbances are often associated with emotional/behavioral problems in young children, but whether the association differs among Asian countries remains unknown. This study aimed to investigate the association between sleep disturbances and emotional/behavioral problems in Chinese and Japanese preschoolers and to explore potential differences.Methods:
Participants were 1,020 Chinese preschoolers from 10 cities and 438 Japanese preschoolers from 1 city aged 4 to 5 years. Parents filled out the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).Results:
Chinese children with sleep disturbances (defined as total CSHQ score >41) demonstrated more peer problems than children without, while there was no such difference in Japanese preschoolers. Domains of sleep disturbances associated with emotional/behavioral problems in Chinese children were sleep disordered breathing and daytime sleepiness, yet in Japanese children were sleep anxiety and night wakings. Children with a higher score of sleep anxiety showed more emotional problems in Japan, but fewer conduct problems in China.Conclusions:
Sleep disturbances were associated with emotional/behavioral problems in preschoolers with differences between China and Japan, indicating subcultural differences in preschoolers' sleep within Asian countries.Abbreviations CSHQ Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire; SDQ Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire; ANCOVA analysis of covariance; SD standard deviation; CI confidence interval.
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Assunto principal:
Transtornos do Sono-Vigília
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article