Association between parenting styles and children′s sleep problems

LIN Tong; SUN Xiao-ning; LI Wen; WANG Zi-jing; WANG Guang-hai; JIANG Fan

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-1383

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2022, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (12) : 1322-1326. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-1383

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Association between parenting styles and children′s sleep problems

LIN Tong^*, SUN Xiao-ning, LI Wen, WANG Zi-jing, WANG Guang-hai, JIANG Fan

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Objective To investigate the association between parenting styles and children′s sleep problems,in order to provide reference for sleep intervention based on parenting style. Methods From December 2019 and January 2020,children from 6 kindergartens and 2 primary schools of three cities were recruited through convenient cluster sampling. Children′s parents were asked to complete a self-designed questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics,parenting styles and Children′s Sleep Habits Questionnaire(CSHQ) through online system. Covariance analysis and binary Logistic regression analysis were used to analyze the association between parenting styles and children′s sleep problems. Results Totally 3 861 children aged (5.57±2.28) years were finally enrolled into the study,including 2 007 boys(52.0%) and1 854 girls(48.0%). The proportion of permissive,moderate and authoritative parenting was 4.6%,86.6% and 8.8%,respectively. After controlling socioeconomic status,children with permissive parenting scored higher on total scale(F=44.77,P<0.001) and eight subscales of CSHQ. Compared with moderate parenting,permissive parenting was a risk factor for children′s sleep problems(OR=3.62,95%CI:1.88 - 6.96),especially for sleep resistance(OR=3.80,95%CI:2.51 - 5.75). Conclusions Parenting style is associated with children′s sleep problems,of which permissive parenting is a risk factor for sleep problems. Thus,more sleep health education and behavioral intervention on parenting styles are needed.

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parenting styles / sleep problems / children

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LIN Tong, SUN Xiao-ning, LI Wen, WANG Zi-jing, WANG Guang-hai, JIANG Fan. Association between parenting styles and children′s sleep problems[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2022, 30(12): 1322-1326 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2021-1383

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