Temperament and sleep-wake behaviour from infancy to toddlerhood

Sleep–wake behaviours and temperament were examined longitudinally for trait stability and relationship to behavioural state regulation from infancy to early childhood. Subjects were 120 low‐risk, full‐term infants from a middle class sample. At 6 weeks, parents completed three consecutive days of t...

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Published in:Infant and child development 2011-09, Vol.20 (5), p.495-508
Main Authors: Hayes, Marie J., McCoy, Shannon K., Fukumizu, Michio, Wellman, Joseph D., DiPietro, Janet A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Babies
Behavior
Child development
continuity
Diaries
diary method
Emotions
fuss
Infancy
infant
Infants
longitudinal
Parents
Preschool children
Sleep
Temperament
toddler
wake
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Summary:Sleep–wake behaviours and temperament were examined longitudinally for trait stability and relationship to behavioural state regulation from infancy to early childhood. Subjects were 120 low‐risk, full‐term infants from a middle class sample. At 6 weeks, parents completed three consecutive days of the Baby's Day Diary which measures sleep, wake, fuss, feed and cry states and the Infant Characteristics Questionnaire. At 16 months, parents assessed sleep behaviours with the Sleep Habits Inventory and temperament with the Toddler Symptom Checklist. At 24 months, parents repeated 3 days of the Baby's Day Diary. Structural Equation Modelling was used to examine the cross‐age hypotheses for sleep–wake and temperament associations. From early infancy to toddlerhood, sleep–wake behaviours and irritable temperament were notably stable but independent in this cohort. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:1522-7227
1522-7219
DOI:10.1002/icd.720