Perceived Neighborhood Characteristics and Sleep in Australian Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poor sleep can contribute to poorer health and socioemotional outcomes. Sleep health can be influenced by a range of individual and other socioecological factors. Perceptions of neighborhood physical and social characteristics reflect broader social-level factors that may influence sleep, which have not been well studied in the Australian context. This study examined the association between perceived neighborhood characteristics and sleep in a large sample of Australians.

Methods

Data were from 9,792 people aged 16 years or older, from Waves 16 and 17 of the nationally representative Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. Associations between perceived neighborhood characteristics (neighborly interaction and support, environmental noise, physic

SUBMITTER: Edmed SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10785564 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature