Interconnection between adolescents' and family members' sleep.

ABSTRACT: Deficient sleep has been linked to a broad range of physical, cognitive and mental health impacts, in particular during adolescence. It is thus essential to understand its underlying mechanisms, including family factors. The goal of our study was to assess through combined subjective and objective assessments, how family members' daily variations in sleep are interconnected, between parents and siblings of adolescents. A total of 111 participants within 30 families were included, of whom 30 adolescents (14.5 years +/- 2.1 years, 46.7% boys), 30 siblings (12.8 years + /- 3.8, 40% boys), 30 mothers (43.5 years +/- 5.5) and 21 fathers (47.5 years +/- 7.6). Sleep was objectively assessed using parallel actigraphy recordings during a single week for all family members. Adolescents' daily variat

SUBMITTER: Reynaud E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11568250 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature