Family income as a moderator of relations between sleep and physical health during adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Sleep duration, quality, and consistency are associated with overall physical health in adolescence, yet the effects of sleep on development may be not uniform because both sleep and physical health vary systematically along gradients of family income. To understand "for whom" sleep may be particularly beneficial, the present study tested family income as a moderator of relations between youth sleep and physical health.

Methods

Three hundred twenty-three youth (M age=17.39years; 53% female; 41% Black, 59% White) wore wrist actigraphs for 1week at home. Four well-recognized sleep parameters were derived: minutes, efficiency, long wake episodes, and variability in minutes across the week. Parents reported family income, and mothers rated adolescents' physical health

SUBMITTER: Gillis BT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10841177 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature