Risk for Sleep-Disordered Breathing and Home and Classroom Behavior in Hispanic Preschoolers

Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is known to negatively impact home and classroom behavior. Preschool-age Hispanic children from Spanish-speaking households are at elevated risk for poor school readiness. The authors used a multi-informant approach to assess home and preschool behavior amo...

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Published in:Behavioral sleep medicine 2011-07, Vol.9 (3), p.194-207
Main Authors: Scullin, Matthew H., Ornelas, Claudia, Montgomery-Downs, Hawley E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
At risk
Child Behavior
Child Behavior Disorders - complications
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child, Preschool
Children
Executive Function
Female
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Hispanic people
Humans
Internal-External Control
Male
Preschool children
Risk assessment
Risk Factors
School readiness
Self control
Sex Characteristics
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - complications
Sleep Apnea Syndromes - psychology
Sleep disorders
Snoring
Snoring - complications
Snoring - psychology
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Summary:Pediatric sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is known to negatively impact home and classroom behavior. Preschool-age Hispanic children from Spanish-speaking households are at elevated risk for poor school readiness. The authors used a multi-informant approach to assess home and preschool behavior among Hispanic children at risk for SDB (n = 67). Higher parent-reported SDB risk and elevated snoring were associated with parent- and teacher-reported problem behaviors and poorer teacher-reported classroom executive function among boys; elevated snoring was associated with internalizing behaviors among girls. Elevated snoring may be associated with problems related to impaired inhibitory self-control, suggesting the need for early intervention in order to improve school readiness among these a priori defined at-risk Hispanic children.
ISSN:1540-2002
1540-2010
DOI:10.1080/15402002.2011.583907