Sleep and Development Familial and Socio-Cultural Considerations

by El-Sheikh, Mona

• ISBN13: 9780195395754
• ISBN10: 0195395751
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-02-22
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Sleep problems of American children have become a matter of national concern, with recent estimates indicating that 13% to 27% of children have sleep problems as reported by their parents. Considering the profound impact that disrupted sleep can have on family functioning and processes, it is critical that researchers and clinicians understand how to identify sources and contexts related to sleep disruptions and their consequences. Sleep and Development: Familial and Socio-Cultural Considerationsis the first volume to integrate knowledge and approaches from numerous disciplines to focus on the sleep and development of children across adjustment and cognitive domains. Addressing the sleep patterns of children as well as those of other family members, sleep specialists from pediatrics, human development, family studies, and developmental and clinical psychology examine linkages between sleep and family processes, cultural attitudes towards sleep, and normative sleep disturbances in children, such as resistance to bedtime, chronic deprivation, and inconsistent sleep schedules. Individual chapters offer discussion on topics such as sleep and attachment, the effects of trauma on children's sleep, the cultural ecology of sleep, clinical assessment of sleep, and more. Highlighting research findings obtained within the last ten years,Sleep and Developmentsynthesizes literature from disparate areas of inquiry in an effort to frame future investigations that will lead to a deeper and better integrated understanding of sleep and development. This comprehensive volume is a fundamental text for students, researchers, psychologists, and physicians interested in the study of sleep and sleep problems.

Author Biography

Mona El-Sheikh, Ph.D. is the Leonard Peterson & Co. Inc. Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Auburn University. Her ongoing interdisciplinary research focuses on associations among family risk, psychophysiological regulation, sleep, and child outcomes in psychological adjustment, physical health, cognitive functioning, and academic performance domains.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction and Overview: Salient Issues in the Consideration of Sleep in Context	p. xi
List of Contributors	p. xvii
Sleep: Familial Influences
Sleep in Children: Links with Marital Conflict and Child Development	p. 3
The Parenting Context of Children's Sleep	p. 29
Sleep and Attachment	p. 49
Parental Psychopathology and Children's Sleep	p. 79
Effects of Trauma on Children's Sleep	p. 99
Impact of Child Sleep Disturbances on Parent Sleep and Daytime Functioning	p. 113
Children's Sleep Deficits and Cognitive and Behavioral Adjustment	p. 133
Sleep: Socio-Cultural Influences
Developmental Cultural Ecology of Sleep	p. 167
Sleep Environments of Young Children in Post-Industrial Societies	p. 195
Children's Sleep in the Context of Socioeconomic Status, Race, and Ethnicity	p. 219
Children's Sleep, Cognition, and Academic Performance in the Context of Socioeconomic Status and Ethnicity	p. 245
Young Adolescents: Struggles with Insufficient Sleep	p. 265
Assessment of Sleep, Family Functioning, and the Ecology of Economic Disadvantage
The Ecology of Economic Disadvantage and Children's Sleep	p. 301
Assessment of Family Functioning	p. 329
Sleep Assessment Methods	p. 355
Intervention for Sleep Problems
Family-Based Interventions for Sleep Problems of Infants and Children	p. 375
Index	p. 403
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