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Sleep Differences by Race in Preschool Children: The Roles of Parenting Behaviors and Socioeconomic Status
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Sleep Differences by Race in Preschool Children: The Roles of Parenting Behaviors and Socioeconomic Status

Kristina E. Patrick, Genevieve Millet, Jodi A. Mindell and William Clement Regli
Behavioral sleep medicine, v 14(5), pp 467-479
01 Jan 2016
PMID: 26406552

Abstract

Clinical Neurology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Neurosciences & Neurology Psychiatry Science & Technology
Background and Objective: This study aimed to examine whether socioeconomic variables (SES) and parenting behaviors mediate differences in sleep problems between Black and White preschool-aged children.Method: Parents of 191 preschool-aged children (53% male; 77% White) completed questionnaires regarding SES and sleep behaviors. Parenting behaviors and SES were analyzed as mediators of differences in sleep problems between Black and White children.Results: Parent behaviors related to bedtime routine and independence mediated the relationship between race and parent-reported bedtime difficulty, parent confidence managing sleep, and sleep onset latency. SES mediated the relationship between race and sleep onset latency.Conclusions: Sleep differences between Black and White preschool children were primarily mediated by parent behaviors rather than socioeconomic variables. Results may reflect differences in cultural practices and provide important information for treatment and parent-directed intervention regarding improving sleep in young children.

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