title: Family socioeconomic status and sleep patterns of young adolescents.
abstract: This study examined associations among socioeconomic status (SES), SES-related variables, and sleep in young middle school adolescents. Participants included 155 seventh-graders attending two urban New England middle schools. Aspects of the SES environment included parent demographic variables (e.g., income and education), neighborhood environment, and family home environment. Students completed 1 week of actigraphy to estimate sleep patterns. Results demonstrated that the timing and consistency of school-night sleep were associated with demographic and behavioral aspects of SES, whereas weekend sleep schedules were associated with demographic, behavioral, and neighborhood aspects of SES. Finally, regularity in school-night and weekend sleep schedules were associated with demographic and neighborhood aspects of SES.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. cmarco@ric.edu
authors.forename: Christine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.forename: Amy R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Wolfson
authors.forename: Michaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sparling
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azuaje
mesh_terms: D056044:Actigraphy; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors