TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences in parental attitudes towards sleep and associations with sleep-wake patterns in Caucasian and Southeast Asian school-aged children in Australia
AU - Biggs, Sarah
AU - Pizzorno, Violeta
AU - van den Heuvel, Cameron
AU - Kennedy, J
AU - Martin, A
AU - Lushington, Kurt
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Caucasian (N = 47) and Southeast (SE) Asian (N = 36) families completed a questionnaire on their attitudes toward sleep, as well as a 7-day sleep diary for their children aged 5 to 11 years. Cultural differences were found in the perceived importance of sleep, particularly compared to homework and belief of how much sleep a child needs. Differences were also found in sleep-wake behaviors and amount of time spent on homework, with SE Asian children reporting a shift in sleep timing and increased homework load compared to Caucasian counterparts. Parental attitudes toward sleep, perception of sleep need, and homework load were not associated with the regulation of actual sleep behaviors in children, regardless of cultural heritage.
AB - Caucasian (N = 47) and Southeast (SE) Asian (N = 36) families completed a questionnaire on their attitudes toward sleep, as well as a 7-day sleep diary for their children aged 5 to 11 years. Cultural differences were found in the perceived importance of sleep, particularly compared to homework and belief of how much sleep a child needs. Differences were also found in sleep-wake behaviors and amount of time spent on homework, with SE Asian children reporting a shift in sleep timing and increased homework load compared to Caucasian counterparts. Parental attitudes toward sleep, perception of sleep need, and homework load were not associated with the regulation of actual sleep behaviors in children, regardless of cultural heritage.
UR - http://pdfserve.informaworld.com/857396_751319832_927400493.pdf
U2 - 10.1080/15402002.2010.509197
DO - 10.1080/15402002.2010.509197
M3 - Article
SN - 1540-2002
VL - 8
SP - 207
EP - 218
JO - Behavioral Sleep Medicine
JF - Behavioral Sleep Medicine
IS - 4
ER -