Traumatic childhood experiences and multiple dimensions of poor sleep among adult women.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

Exposure to traumatic childhood experiences (TCEs) may contribute to poor sleep in adulthood. Previous studies have been limited to mainly investigating physical and sexual abuse and did not consider betrayal trauma, or whether the victim regarded the perpetrator as someone socially close to them, the age group at occurrence, and trauma-related distress/anxiety.

Methods

We used a large cohort of US women, 35-74 years old, enrolled in the Sister Study from 2003 to 2009. Self-reports of specific TCEs occurring before the age of 18 years included sexual, physical, and psychological/emotional trauma; natural disasters; major accidents; and household dysfunction. Participants self-reported average sleep duration (short: <7 hours vs recommended: 7-9 hours), sleep

SUBMITTER: McWhorter KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6941710 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature