Publication type: Article in scientific journal
Type of review: Peer review (publication)
Title: Visually detected NREM Stage 2 sleep spindles in kindergarten children are associated with stress challenge and coping strategies
Authors: Mikoteit, Torsten
Brand, Serge
Beck, Johannes
Perren, Sonja
von Wyl, Agnes
von Klitzing, Kai
Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith
Hatzinger, Martin
DOI: 10.3109/15622975.2011.562241
Published in: The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
Volume(Issue): 13
Issue: 4
Page(s): 259
Pages to: 268
Issue Date: 2012
Publisher / Ed. Institution: Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 1562-2975
1814-1412
Language: English
Subjects: Sleep spindle; Polysomnography; Kindergarten child; Stress challenge; Free saliva cortisol
Subject (DDC): 155: Differential and developmental psychology
610: Medicine and health
Abstract: Objectives: Sleep EEG spindles are linked to efficient cortical-subcortical connectivity and intellectual abilities. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship of spindle activity to psychosocial stress response and coping strategies in healthy kindergarten children. Methods: In a cross-sectional study of 41 5-year old kindergarten children we examined stress-induced hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) system activity by saliva cortisol measurements and sleep regulation by sleep EEG-monitoring. Stress response was measured during the application of a standardized psychological challenge appropriate at this age. NREM S2 sleep EEG spindles were visually scored and put into relation to coping and HPA activity parameters. Results: An increased total number of NREM S2 sleep spindles correlated positively with increased high ego-involvement strategies such as “positive emotions”. By contrast, total number of NREM S2 sleep spindles correlated negatively with low ego-involvement strategies such as “denial” and “avoidance”. Stress induced HPA-activity correlated positively with coping strategies with high ego-involvement; while there was no correlation with low ego-involvement strategies. Conclusions: Total number of visually detected NREM S2 sleep spindles is elevated in children with coping involving positive, high ego-involvement; in contrast, low ego-involvement during stress is associated with reduced total number of NREM S2 sleep spindles.
URI: https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/3468
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Fulltext version: Published version
License (according to publishing contract): Licence according to publishing contract
Departement: Applied Psychology
Organisational Unit: Psychological Institute (PI)
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Mikoteit, T., Brand, S., Beck, J., Perren, S., von Wyl, A., von Klitzing, K., Holsboer-Trachsler, E., & Hatzinger, M. (2012). Visually detected NREM Stage 2 sleep spindles in kindergarten children are associated with stress challenge and coping strategies. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 13(4), 259–268. https://doi.org/10.3109/15622975.2011.562241
Mikoteit, T. et al. (2012) ‘Visually detected NREM Stage 2 sleep spindles in kindergarten children are associated with stress challenge and coping strategies’, The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 13(4), pp. 259–268. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3109/15622975.2011.562241.
T. Mikoteit et al., “Visually detected NREM Stage 2 sleep spindles in kindergarten children are associated with stress challenge and coping strategies,” The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 259–268, 2012, doi: 10.3109/15622975.2011.562241.
MIKOTEIT, Torsten, Serge BRAND, Johannes BECK, Sonja PERREN, Agnes VON WYL, Kai VON KLITZING, Edith HOLSBOER-TRACHSLER und Martin HATZINGER, 2012. Visually detected NREM Stage 2 sleep spindles in kindergarten children are associated with stress challenge and coping strategies. The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry [online]. 2012. Bd. 13, Nr. 4, S. 259–268. DOI 10.3109/15622975.2011.562241. Verfügbar unter: http://kops.uni-konstanz.de/bitstream/handle/123456789/21613/Mikoteit_216137.pdf?sequence%3D2
Mikoteit, Torsten, Serge Brand, Johannes Beck, Sonja Perren, Agnes von Wyl, Kai von Klitzing, Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, and Martin Hatzinger. 2012. “Visually Detected NREM Stage 2 Sleep Spindles in Kindergarten Children Are Associated with Stress Challenge and Coping Strategies.” The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 13 (4): 259–68. https://doi.org/10.3109/15622975.2011.562241.
Mikoteit, Torsten, et al. “Visually Detected NREM Stage 2 Sleep Spindles in Kindergarten Children Are Associated with Stress Challenge and Coping Strategies.” The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, vol. 13, no. 4, 2012, pp. 259–68, https://doi.org/10.3109/15622975.2011.562241.


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