Postnatal depression mediates the relationship between infant and maternal sleep disruption and family dysfunction

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dc.contributor.authorPiteo, A.
dc.contributor.authorRoberts, R.
dc.contributor.authorNettelbeck, T.
dc.contributor.authorBurns, N.
dc.contributor.authorLushington, K.
dc.contributor.authorMartin, A.
dc.contributor.authorKennedy, J.
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND Previous research has linked family sleep disruption and dysfunction in children; however, the mechanism is unknown. AIMS This study examined whether maternal sleep and postnatal depression (PND) mediate the relationship between infant sleep disruption and family dysfunction. STUDY DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Mothers of infants aged 12 months old (N = 111; 48% male) completed infant and parent sleep surveys, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and the Family Assessment Device. RESULTS Poor infant sleep was related to poor maternal sleep, which was associated with higher PND and higher level of family dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS Results are consistent with the proposition that identification of both infant and maternal sleep problems during infancy can be relevant to reduction of PND and improved family functioning.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityA.M. Piteo, R.M. Roberts, T. Nettelbeck, N. Burns, K. Lushington, A.J. Martin, J.D. Kennedy
dc.identifier.citationEarly Human Development, 2013; 89(2):69-74
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2012.07.017
dc.identifier.issn0378-3782
dc.identifier.issn1872-6232
dc.identifier.orcidRoberts, R. [0000-0002-9547-9995]
dc.identifier.orcidBurns, N. [0000-0003-3456-6734]
dc.identifier.orcidMartin, A. [0000-0002-1606-5461]
dc.identifier.orcidKennedy, J. [0000-0003-2308-1870]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/78656
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ireland Ltd
dc.rightsCrown Copyright © 2012 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2012.07.017
dc.subjectPost natal depression
dc.subjectFamily functioning
dc.subjectInfant sleep
dc.subjectMaternal sleep
dc.titlePostnatal depression mediates the relationship between infant and maternal sleep disruption and family dysfunction
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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