Modifiable Parental Factors and Adolescent Sleep During Early Adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Sleep problems are common in adolescence and are associated with poorer mental and physical health. Parental factors may be associated with adolescent sleep, providing potential targets for sleep health interventions. Whether these associations are mediated through emotional regulation and screen use and whether they vary by adolescent sex remain unclear.

Objective

To investigate prospective associations between modifiable parental factors and sleep outcomes among adolescents 4 years later, with examination of the mediating roles of screen use and emotional regulation and the moderating role of adolescent sex.

Design, setting, and participants

This preregistered prospective cohort study collected data from 3 waves (ages 9-11 [wave 1], ages 12-13 [wave 2], a

SUBMITTER: Ge R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12426799 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature