In pre-school children, sleep objectively assessed via actigraphy remains stable over 12 months and is related to psychological functioning, but not to cortisol secretion

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-28

  Hatzinger, Martin ^a,b   Brand, Serge ^b   Perren, Sonja ^c   Von Wyl, Agnes ^d   Stadelmann, Stephanie ^e   von Klitzing, Kai ^e   Holsboer Trachsler, Edith ^b  

^a Psychiatric Services Solothurn   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cortisol secretion; Longitudinal study; Pre schoolers; Psychological functioning; Sleep actigraphy

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACTIMETRY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPERACTIVITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SLEEP; COMPLICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; METABOLISM; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA; SECRETION (PROCESS); SLEEP DISORDER;

ACTIGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SALIVA; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84901409367     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: 18791379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2014.04.008     Document Type: Article

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