The Influence of Pubertal Development on Early Adolescent Sleep and Changes in Family Functioning

Pubertal development has been separately linked to adolescents’ sleep problems and larger family functioning, but research connecting these inter-related processes remains sparse. This study aimed to examine how pubertal status and tempo were related to early adolescents’ sleep and their family func...

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Published in:Journal of youth and adolescence 2024-02, Vol.53 (2), p.459-471
Main Authors: Peltz, Jack, Zhang, Linhao, Sasser, Jeri, Oshri, Assaf, Doane, Leah D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent development
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Changes
Child
Child and School Psychology
Child development
Children & youth
Clinical Psychology
Cognition
Cognitive development
Empirical Research
Family conflict
Family Conflict - psychology
Female
Health Psychology
History of Psychology
Humans
Influence
Law and Psychology
Longitudinal studies
Male
Psychology
Puberty
Sleep
Teenagers
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Summary:Pubertal development has been separately linked to adolescents’ sleep problems and larger family functioning, but research connecting these inter-related processes remains sparse. This study aimed to examine how pubertal status and tempo were related to early adolescents’ sleep and their family functioning. Using longitudinal data from the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development study, the study’s sample (N = 4682) was 49.2% female, was an average of 9.94 years old at baseline, and was 60.1% white. Analyses in the current study modeled the indirect associations between pubertal change and changes in family conflict via adolescent sleep duration and variability of duration. The results suggested that pubertal status and tempo predicted shorter adolescent sleep durations and greater variability in those durations, which predicted residual increases in family conflict. The findings highlight the role of adolescents’ pubertal changes in their sleep and how such changes can negatively affect family functioning.
ISSN:0047-2891
1573-6601
DOI:10.1007/s10964-023-01882-8