Abstract
Background: It is known that sleep problems impact children's health, learning, and school performance. The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between sleeping habits and social competence development. Methods: Three hundred and nine caregiver-child dyads participated in this study, which was conducted as part of a Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) project. The caregivers answered some questionnaires about sleeping habits when the child was 9 months and 18 months old. Caregiver-child interaction was observed when the child was 30 months old, and the features of the interaction were examined using the Interaction Rating Scale (IRS) as a measure of social competence. Results: The caregivers' attitude toward sleeping in the 9-month period was found to be significantly correlated with the children's social competence at 30 months. Moreover the caregivers' attitude toward sleeping in the 9-month period significantly correlated with the children's sleeping habits at 9 and 18 months. Conclusions: These findings show that the caregivers' attitude toward sleeping is an important factor influencing the development of children's social competence.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S472-S475 |
Journal | Journal of epidemiology |
Volume | 20 |
Issue number | SUPPL.2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Longitudinal study
- Sleeping habit
- Social competence
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology