title: Relations Between Toddler Sleep Characteristics, Sleep Problems, and Temperament.
abstract: Two sources of information (parent-reported sleep diaries and actigraph records) were used to investigate how toddler sleep characteristics (bed time/sleep onset, wake time/sleep offset, total nighttime sleep, and total sleep time) are related to sleep problems and temperament. There were 64 toddler participants in the study. Consistent with studies of older children, parent reports differed from actigraph-based records. The findings that parent-reported and actigraph-recorded sleep characteristics varied as a function of parent report of toddler sleep problems and temperament add needed information on toddler sleep. Such information may contribute to improving parents' awareness of their child's sleep characteristics and correlates of problem sleep.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies , University of Nebraska-Lincoln , Lincoln , Nebraska.
authors.forename: Victoria J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Molfese
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Rudasill
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prokasky
authors.forename: Carly
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Champagne
authors.forename: Molly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: Dennis L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Molfese
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bates
mesh_terms: D056044:Actigraphy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D010552:Personality Assessment; D017286:Polysomnography; D012890:Sleep; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013694:Temperament; D013997:Time Factors; D014851:Wakefulness