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. 2015 May:39:131-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2015.02.010. Epub 2015 Apr 1.

Associations between infant temperament, maternal stress, and infants' sleep across the first year of life

Barbara M Sorondo  1 , Bethany C Reeb-Sutherland  2
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Associations between infant temperament, maternal stress, and infants' sleep across the first year of life

Barbara M Sorondo et al. Infant Behav Dev. 2015 May.

Abstract

Effects of temperament and maternal stress on infant sleep behaviors were explored longitudinally. Negative temperament was associated with sleep problems, and with longer sleep latency and night wakefulness, whereas maternal stress was associated with day sleep duration, suggesting infant and maternal characteristics affect sleep differentially.

Keywords: Infancy; Maternal stress; Negative reactivity; Sex differences; Sleep; Temperament.

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