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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 8/2019

03-05-2019 | Original Paper

Young Children’s Sleep Problems: The Impact of Parental Distress and Parenting Style

Auteurs: Dione Tyler, Caroline L. Donovan, Sarah Scupham, Amy L. Shiels, Shelly A. Weaver

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 8/2019

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Abstract

Objectives

Research examining factors contributing to preschool sleep problems is limited. This study investigated the mediating role of parenting styles (authoritarian, authoritative, and permissive parenting) in the relationship between parental psychological distress and sleep problems in young children.

Methods

Participants were parents of 232 young children aged three to five years. Parents completed the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire, the Parenting Style and Dimensions Questionnaire—Short Version, and the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale.

Results

Only permissive parenting was found to significantly mediate the relationship between parental distress and preschool sleep problems (indirect effect = 0.16, p < 0.01), with a significant direct effect of parental psychological distress on child sleep problems (0.16, p < 0.01) also being present. Authoritarian and authoritative parenting were found to be unrelated to child sleep problems.

Conclusions

These findings suggest that augmenting treatment programs for preschool sleep problems with strategies targeting parental distress and permissive parenting where required, may be beneficial in improving preschool sleep problems.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Young Children’s Sleep Problems: The Impact of Parental Distress and Parenting Style
Auteurs
Dione Tyler
Caroline L. Donovan
Sarah Scupham
Amy L. Shiels
Shelly A. Weaver
Publicatiedatum
03-05-2019
Uitgeverij
Springer US
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 8/2019
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01429-1

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