title: Sleep and Behavioral Problems in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
abstract: Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at high risk for sleep disturbance and behavioral dysregulation. However, the relationships between these difficulties are not fully understood. The current study examined the relationships between specific types of sleep and behavioral problems among 81 children with ASD. Sleep problems were significantly associated with physical aggression, irritability, inattention, and hyperactivity. In multivariate analyses, distinct sets of sleep problems accounted for between 22 and 32 % of the variance in behavior problems across models. These results indicate that sleep disturbance is associated with behavioral dysregulation among children with ASD. Of note, night awakenings had the most consistently strong association with daytime behavior problems, even after controlling for the effects of age and sex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Psychology, Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Missouri, 205 Portland Street, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA. mazurekm@missouri.edu.
authors.forename: Micah O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Mazurek
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sohl
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000067877:Autism Spectrum Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D000066553:Problem Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Aggression; Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; Behavior problems; Hyperactivity; Inattention; Sleep
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