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

Hatzinger, Martin; Brand, Serge; Perren, Sonja; Stadelmann, Stephanie; von Wyl, Agnes; von Klitzing, Kai; Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.08.012

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Sleep actigraphy pattern and behavioral/emotional difficulties in kindergarten children : association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity
Authors:	Hatzinger, Martin Brand, Serge Perren, Sonja Stadelmann, Stephanie von Wyl, Agnes von Klitzing, Kai Holsboer-Trachsler, Edith
DOI:	10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.08.012
Published in:	Journal of Psychiatric Research
Volume(Issue):	44
Issue:	4
Page(s):	253
Pages to:	261
Issue Date:	2010
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0022-3956 1879-1379
Language:	English
Subjects:	Pre-school child; Actigraphy; HPA system; Saliva cortisol; Sleep pattern; Psychosocial assessment
Subject (DDC):	150: Psychology 610: Medicine and health
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 consecutive 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 behavioral/emotional difficulties is already apparent in pre-school children.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/3501
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License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Applied Psychology
Organisational Unit:	Psychological Institute (PI)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Psychologie

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Hatzinger, M., Brand, S., Perren, S., Stadelmann, S., von Wyl, A., von Klitzing, K., & Holsboer-Trachsler, E. (2010). Sleep actigraphy pattern and behavioral/emotional difficulties in kindergarten children : association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 44(4), 253–261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.08.012

Hatzinger, M. et al. (2010) ‘Sleep actigraphy pattern and behavioral/emotional difficulties in kindergarten children : association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity’, Journal of Psychiatric Research, 44(4), pp. 253–261. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.08.012.

M. Hatzinger et al., “Sleep actigraphy pattern and behavioral/emotional difficulties in kindergarten children : association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity,” Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 253–261, 2010, doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.08.012.

HATZINGER, Martin, Serge BRAND, Sonja PERREN, Stephanie STADELMANN, Agnes VON WYL, Kai VON KLITZING und Edith HOLSBOER-TRACHSLER, 2010. Sleep actigraphy pattern and behavioral/emotional difficulties in kindergarten children : association with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2010. Bd. 44, Nr. 4, S. 253–261. DOI 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.08.012

Hatzinger, Martin, Serge Brand, Sonja Perren, Stephanie Stadelmann, Agnes von Wyl, Kai von Klitzing, and Edith Holsboer-Trachsler. 2010. “Sleep Actigraphy Pattern and Behavioral/Emotional Difficulties in Kindergarten Children : Association with Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical (HPA) Activity.” Journal of Psychiatric Research 44 (4): 253–61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.08.012.

Hatzinger, Martin, et al. “Sleep Actigraphy Pattern and Behavioral/Emotional Difficulties in Kindergarten Children : Association with Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical (HPA) Activity.” Journal of Psychiatric Research, vol. 44, no. 4, 2010, pp. 253–61, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2009.08.012.