Self and parent‐reported sleep problems of adolescents with childhood conduct problems and comorbid psychological problems
Tóm tắt
Childhood conduct problems (CP) are characterized by maladaptive externalizing behaviors and are linked with poor sleep. CP are highly comorbid with other psychological problems, including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and depression, which are also associated with disturbed sleep. The present study examined if childhood CP and comorbid depressive and/or attentional‐hyperactivity problems were prospectively associated with parent and self‐reported sleep difficulties in adolescence.
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Adolescents in all CP groups had higher self and parent‐reported sleep problems compared to adolescents without histories of CP. Adolescents with histories of CP, depressive symptoms and attention‐hyperactivity problems had more sleep problems than all other groups according to self‐reports, but not parent‐reports.
Childhood CP was prospectively linked to sleep problems in adolescence, and comorbid conditions exacerbated these problems, according to youth but not parents.