Predictors of diagnostically defined insomnia in child and adolescent community samples: a literature review.

Diagnostically defined insomnia is prevalent, persistent, and associated with a range of negative outcomes in childhood and adolescence. To inform prevention and treatment, we need to identify relevant predictors that can be addressed in such intervention efforts. Therefore, a systematic search for longitudinal studies involving child and adolescent samples (ages 4 to 19) examining predictors of diagnostically defined insomnia adjusted for previous insomnia was conducted.

Child and family predictors of insomnia from early childhood to adolescence.

Background: Insomnia is prevalent among children and adolescents and is associated with a wide range of negative outcomes. Knowledge about its determinants is therefore important, but due to the lack of longitudinal studies, such knowledge is limited. The aim of the present inquiry is to identify child and family predictors of future pediatric insomnia within a psycho-bio-behavioral framework.

Persistent Short Sleep from Childhood to Adolescence: Child, Parent and Peer Predictors.

Purpose: Many children have periods when they sleep too little, with widely recognized detrimental effects. Less is known about persistent short sleep during childhood. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of persistent short sleep in school-aged children and identify a set of child, parent, and peer predictors thereof.

Prevalence and stability of insomnia from preschool to early adolescence: a prospective cohort study in Norway.

Background: There is limited knowledge about the prevalence and stability of insomnia defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). We therefore provide such estimates from preschool to early adolescence and explore potential sex differences.

Methods: We followed a representative community sample (n=1037) biennially from 4 to 14 years of age (2007-2017).

Association Between Objectively Measured Sleep Duration and Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders in Middle Childhood.

Importance: The long-term association between sleep duration and mental health in children is currently unknown.

Objective: To investigate the prospective associations between sleep duration and symptoms of emotional and behavioral disorders at ages 6, 8, 10, and 12 years.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This population-based cohort study obtained data from the Trondheim Early Secure Study in Trondheim, Norway.