Intraindividual variability of sleep/wake patterns in relation to child and adolescent functioning: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT: Substantial research attention has been devoted to understanding the importance and impact of sleep in children and adolescents. Traditionally, this has focused on mean sleep variables (e.g., a child's "typical" or average sleep duration), yet research increasingly suggests that intraindividual variability (IIV) of sleep/wake patterns (sometimes referred to as sleep variability or night-to-night variability) regularly occurs and may have implications for adjustment. A systematic search of five electronic databases identified 52 empirical studies published between 2000 and 2015 that examined correlates of sleep IIV in children and adolescents, with a recent increase in the publication rate of such studies. Identified studies were often atheoretical and included post hoc analyses, though IIV

SUBMITTER: Becker SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5253125 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature