Neighborhood determinants of sleep and the moderating role of cultural factors among native adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study examined the association between neighborhood social environment and sleep among urban American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) adolescents as well as the moderating role of cultural factors in this association.

Method

The analytic sample included 133 urban AI/AN adolescents (age 12-16, 57.1% female, M_age = 14.03, SD_age = 1.35). Perceived neighborhood social environment included safety and cohesion. Cultural factors included AI/AN cultural identification and historical loss. Sleep duration, efficiency, and wake after sleep onset (WASO) were measured via actigraphy. Sleep disturbance was measured via a questionnaire.

Results

Greater neighborhood safety was significantly associated with lower sleep disturbance (<

SUBMITTER: Mousavi Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10842707 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature