RIS ID
54491
Abstract
Insufficient sleep in children predicts emotional and behavioral problems, poorer school performance, and health problems. Child sleep durations have declined in recent decades, suggesting a need to identify and understand predictors of short sleep. The present study investigated whether aspects of parental employment (i.e. parental work hours, and non-standard work hours) were associated with sleep in children. Data collected from 2477 children aged 6–7 years as part of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children were used in this paper. Child sleep duration, bedtimes, and wake times were determined from parent self-report using time-use diaries. Parents completed a survey assessing their work patterns as well as a range of other demographic and social factors. The results indicated that long mother work hours were associated with later bedtimes and increased odds of
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Publication Details
Magee, C. A., Caputi, P. & Iverson, D. C. (2012). Are parents' working patterns associated with their child's sleep? An analysis of dual-parent families in Australia. Sleep and Biological Rhythms, 10 (2), 100-108.