The association between sleep disturbances of children with anxiety disorders and those of their mothers

Sleep Medicine
Bat Sheva Goldberger-RaskinJonathan Kushnir

Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated a link between childhood anxiety and sleep problems, but little is known about the link between these difficulties and parental sleep disturbances. The purpose of the current study was to explore the association between anxious children's sleep difficulties and those of their mothers. A total of 101 children aged 8-18 years and their mothers participated in this study. The clinical group included 66 children (mean age = 11.45 years, standard deviation = 2.79 years) diagnosed with anxiety disorders, and the control group included 35 age- and sex-matched normal healthy controls. Mothers completed questionnaires assessing their child's anxiety and sleep, as well as their own sleep. Children completed questionnaires assessing anxiety, sleep, depression, and obsessive symptoms. Both children and mothers in the clinical group exhibited more sleep difficulties compared to controls. A regression analysis revealed that pre-sleep arousal negatively predicted children's sleep. Furthermore, children's anxiety level was associated with parental levels of sleep disturbances. This link was fully mediated by the children's sleep disturbances score. Mothers of children with anxiety disorders exhibit higher lev...Continue Reading

Citations

Jul 28, 2018·Zeitschrift für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie·Marisa Schnatschmidt, Angelika Schlarb
Jan 7, 2020·Research in Nursing & Health·Shao-Yu TsaiWen-Chin Weng

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