The Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Poor Sleep Health in Adulthood.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Childhood trauma has been related to adverse behavioral, mental, and health outcomes later in life. Sleep may be a potential mechanism through which childhood trauma is related to adverse health. The current retrospective study aimed to characterize the relationship between childhood trauma exposure and sleep health, a novel multidimensional measure of sleep.

Methods

Participants (N = 161; mean [standard deviation] age = 59.85 [9.06] years; 67.7% female) retrospectively reported trauma exposure using the Trauma History Questionnaire. Childhood trauma was defined as the number of reported traumatic events before 18 years of age. Trauma exposure after 18 years of age and across the life-span was also recorded. Sleep health was derived both from diary- and actigraphy-

SUBMITTER: Brindle RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5794533 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb/Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature