Behavioral interventions for infant sleep problems: the role of parental cry tolerance and sleep-related cognitions.

ABSTRACT:

Study objectives

This study tested whether parental cry tolerance (PCT) and distress-attribution cognitions predict outcomes of behavioral interventions for infant sleep problems. It additionally examined intervention effects on these parental factors.

Methods

Participants were 91 infants aged 9-18 months (61% boys) with sleep-related problems and their parents. Families were randomized to 1 of 2 behavioral interventions for infant sleep problems: Checking-in or Camping-out. Assessments were completed at baseline and 1-month post-treatment. Infant sleep was assessed using actigraphy and parent reports on the Brief Infant Sleep Questionnaire. PCT was measured using the Intervention Delay to Infant Crying Video laboratory paradigm, and parental distress-attribution cognitions

SUBMITTER: Kahn M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446080 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature