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KMID : 1034320130040010023
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Sleep Medicine Research
2013 Volume.4 No. 1 p.23 ~ p.27
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The Sleeping Habits of Preschool Children Are Related to Temperament, Behavior, and Social Responsiveness
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Chung Seock-Hoon
Park Jang-Ho
An Ho-Young
Kim Hye-Rym
Kim Hyo-Won
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Abstract
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Background and Objective: Children’s sleep habits are important for their health and development. Here, we investigated the relationship between sleep habits, behavior, personality, and social responsiveness in children.
Methods: A total of 38 preschool children were assessed using the Korean Child Behavior Checklist (K-CBCL), Junior Temperament and Character Inventory (JTCI), Children’s Sleep Habit Questionnaire (CSHQ), and Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS).
Results: Harm avoidance according to JTCI was positively correlated with bedtime resistance (r = 0.34; p = 0.04) and sleep anxiety on the CSHQ (r = 0.43; p < 0.01). Emotional lability on the K-CBCL was significantly associated with parasomnias (r = 0.38; p = 0.02), while lower social cognition and social communication scores on the SRS were associated with sleep anxiety (r = -0.34; p = 0.03) and parasomnias (r = -0.38; p = 0.01). Path analysis showed that among the JTCI subscales, both harm avoidance and persistence were significantly associated with social cognition.
Conclusions: Clinicians should pay particular attention to psychological components as potential contributors to sleep habits when managing sleep problems in preschool children.
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KEYWORD
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Preschool children, Sleep habits, Temperament, Harm avoidance
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