title: Risk for sleep-disordered breathing and home and classroom behavior in Hispanic preschoolers.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Psychology, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79912, USA. mhscullin@utep.edu
authors: Matthew H
authors: MH
authors: Scullin
authors: Claudia
authors: C
authors: Ornelas
authors: Hawley E
authors: HE
authors: Montgomery-Downs
mesh_terms: D002652:Child Behavior; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D056344:Executive Function; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012891:Sleep Apnea Syndromes / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D012913:Snoring / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology