title: Behavioral circadian regularity at age 1 month predicts anxiety levels during school-age years.
abstract: Daily lifestyle regularity is measured using the Social Rhythm Metric (SRM). We developed a Baby SRM, with 59 babies followed for approximately 13years. Baby SRM score at age 1 month significantly predicted the child's school (K-9, 5 time points) anxiety level (more regular=less anxious), and may be mediated through sociability and directed-attention pathways.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. monkth@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Timothy H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Monk
authors.forename: Linnea R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Burk
authors.forename: Marjorie H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kupfer
authors.forename: Adriane M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Soehner
authors.forename: Marilyn J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Essex
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001519:Behavior / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests