Journal article
Predictors of sleep quality for autistic people across adulthood
Autism research
13 Jan 2023
PMID: 36639914
Featured in Collection : UN Sustainable Development Goals @ Drexel
Abstract
Poor sleep can have a significant impact on physical health and well-being. Sleep problems are common among autistic children, but less is known about sleep across the autistic adult lifespan. Autistic adults (n = 730, aged 18-78 years) were recruited via Simons Powering Autism Research for Knowledge Research Match. Participants completed online surveys asking about demographics, health problems, social support, symptoms of anxiety and depression, and overall and specific aspects of sleep quality. Regression analyses explored the variables associated with sleep quality. Physical health, assigned female sex at birth and self-reported anxiety symptoms significantly contributed to models for all aspects of sleep. Perceived stress contributed to models of overall and subjective sleep quality, and daytime dysfunction. Depression symptoms did not contribute significantly to any of the models of sleep quality. However, utilizing government support mechanisms (such as social security) contributed to the model of sleep efficiency. Age contributed little to models of sleep quality, whereas perceived stress and psychotropic medication use contributed to some but not all aspects of sleep. Sleep quality is poor for autistic people across the adult lifespan. Given known impacts of poor sleep on health, cognition and quality of life, attention should be paid to sleep and its possible everyday effects for autistic people of all ages.
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- Title
- Predictors of sleep quality for autistic people across adulthood
- Creators
- Rebecca A Charlton - Goldsmiths University of LondonGoldie A McQuaid - George Mason UniversityLauren Bishop - University of Wisconsin–MadisonNancy Raitano Lee - Drexel UniversityGregory L Wallace - George Washington University
- Publication Details
- Autism research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Grant note
- Fulbright Association The George Washington University 11808 / Autism Speaks
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000918002900001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85146338935
- Other Identifier
- 991019657654304721
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- Domestic collaboration
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- Web of Science research areas
- Behavioral Sciences
- Psychology, Developmental