Children's sleep, impulsivity, and anger: shared genetic etiology and implications for developmental psychopathology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prior research has established links between poor sleep and problems in emotion regulation. Impulsivity and anger/frustration are core features of child psychopathology. Further, sleep problems are commonly associated with psychopathology. This study examined shared and unique genetic and environmental influences on sleep, impulsivity, and anger/frustration in the middle childhood period with potential ramifications for psychopathology.

Methods

Families (29.9% monozygotic, 38.6% same-sex dizygotic, 31.5% opposite-sex dizygotic) from a longitudinal twin study participated (N = 613 twins). Twins (M_age  = 8.37, SD = 0.66; 49% female; 58% non-Latinx European American, 30% Latinx) wore actigraph watches for seven days to assess sleep. Primary caregivers (95.

SUBMITTER: Miadich SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8216423 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature