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Sleep actigraphy pattern and and behavioral/emotional difficulties in kindergarten children; Association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity

Hatzinger, Martin and Brand, Serge and Perren, Sonja and Stadelmann, Stephanie and von Wyl, Agnes and von Klitzing, Kai and Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith. (2009) Sleep actigraphy pattern and and behavioral/emotional difficulties in kindergarten children; Association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 44 (4). pp. 253-261.

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Abstract

Background: Various studies of adult endocrinology and sleep show close connections between poor sleep quality, deterioration of the HPA axis and negative psychological characteristics. However, the extent to which these associations may have already emerged and developed in childhood remains unclear. Methods: A total of 82 preschoolers (age 4.91 ± 0.48) underwent activity monitoring for seven consecu- tive days and nights, wearing a digital movement-measuring instrument. Additionally, on the first and on the last morning of sleep registration, the activity of the HPA axis was assessed via the amount of cortisol in the saliva. Psychological and behavioral assessments were also made. Results: Three sub-groups of good (22%), normal (58.5%) and poor (19.5%) sleepers were distinguished. Poor sleep patterns were associated with higher HPA activity and with behavioral/emotional difficulties. Conclusions: The interplay between unfavorable sleep patterns, deterioration of the HPA axis and behav- ioral/emotional difficulties is already apparent in pre-school children.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Psychiatrie (Klinik) > Erwachsenenpsychiatrie UPK
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Psychiatrie (Klinik) > Erwachsenenpsychiatrie UPK
03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Psychiatrie (Klinik) > Erwachsenenpsychiatrie UPK > Klinische Stress- und Traumaforschung (Holsboer-Trachsler)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Psychiatrie (Klinik) > Erwachsenenpsychiatrie UPK > Klinische Stress- und Traumaforschung (Holsboer-Trachsler)
UniBasel Contributors:Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith and Hatzinger, Martin
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Further Journal Contribution
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:0022-3956
e-ISSN:1879-1379
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal item
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