Mughal, R;
Joyce, A;
Hill, C;
Dimitriou, D;
(2020)
Sleep disturbance as a predictor of anxiety in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and typically developing children.
Research in Developmental Disabilities
, 101
, Article 103610. 10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103610.
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Background: High levels of anxiety and sleep problems are common features of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD). The strong association between sleep and anxiety has been documented in typically developing (TD) populations and is thought to be bidirectional. The association between sleep and anxiety in children with FASD has not yet been examined. Methods: Caregivers of children with FASD (n = 91) and TD children (n = 103) aged 6–16 completed the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ), Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS), and a background questionnaire. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses, group comparisons and ANCOVA interaction models were used to test the associations between sleep and anxiety within and between the two groups. Results: Sleep disturbances and anxiety were at clinical levels for the majority of the FASD group, and significantly higher in the FASD group than the TD group. After controlling for age and sex, 27 % of the variance in anxiety scores in TD children was attributable to sleep problems, and 33 % in children with FASD. Conclusion: This study highlights associations between parent-reported sleep and anxiety in FASD. Sleep disturbances were significant predictors of anxiety in both children with FASD and in TD children. Given the importance of sleep to healthy neurodevelopment, there is a pressing need for sleep intervention studies in children with FASD. Early identification and intervention for sleep problems in this condition should be a therapeutic priority.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Sleep disturbance as a predictor of anxiety in children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and typically developing children |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103610 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103610 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Social Sciences, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Education, Special, Rehabilitation, Education & Educational Research, Sleep, Anxiety, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Social anxiety, Phobia, Separation anxiety, Panic disorders, Generalised anxiety, Sleep disorders, Insomnia, ETHANOL EXPOSURE, LIFE, ASSOCIATIONS, DEPRESSION, CHILDHOOD, SYMPTOMS, STRESS, PREVALENCE, BEHAVIOR, OUTCOMES |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Psychology and Human Development UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > Div of Biosciences > Genetics, Evolution and Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10118408 |
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