Table 2.
Relations among sleep measures, children of alcoholics (COA) status and internalizing problems
| Anxious Depressed | Withdrawn depressed | Somatization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actigraphy | |||
| TST | −.001 (.001) | .000 (.001) | −.001 (.001)* |
| COA | .02 (.07) | −.12 (.07) | −.03 (.07) |
| SOL | .001 (.001) | .001 (.001) | .002 (.001)* |
| COA | .02 (.07) | −.12 (.07) | −.02 (.07) |
| Efficiency | .001 (.003) | .000 (.003) | −.007 (.003)* |
| COA | .02 (.07) | −.12 (.07) | −.04 (.07) |
| WASO | .001 (.002) | −.003 (.002) | .001 (.002) |
| COA | .02 (.07) | −.11 (.07) | −.03 (.07) |
| Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (parental) | |||
| Sleep difficulties | .14 (.06)* | .22 (.06)*** | .23 (.06)*** |
| COA | −.01 (.07) | −.13 (.06)* | −.07 (.06) |
| Sleepiness | .12 (.06)a | .14 (.06)* | .16 (.06)* |
| COA | .02 (.07) | −.12 (.06) | −.06 (.06) |
| Child Behavioral Checklist (parental) | |||
| Nightmare | .47 (.10)*** | .44 (.10)*** | .16 (.07)* |
| COA | .14 (.07) | −.01 (.07) | −.04 (.06) |
| Nightmare X COA | −.30 (.13)* | −.32 (.13)* | ---- |
| Overtired | .04 (.10) | .26 (.09)** | .35 (.09)*** |
| COA | .03 (.07) | −.14 (.06)* | −.09 (.06) |
| Sleeps less than most children | .18 (.08)* | .18 (.08)* | .16 (.08)* |
| COA | .02 (.07) | −.12 (.06) | −.05 (.07) |
| Sleeps more than most children | .09 (.12) | −.17 (.18) | −.35 (.18) |
| COA | .03 (.07) | −.15 (.06)* | −.11 (.06) |
| Sleeps more X COA | ---- | .59 (.22)** | .81 (.22)*** |
| Trouble sleeping | .26 (.07)*** | .29 (.06)*** | .19 (.07)** |
| COA | .03 (.06) | −.12 (.06)a | −.05 (.06) |
Notes. Multiple regression using sleep items & COA status to predict internalizing problems. Numbers are unstandardized betas and standard errors. Interaction terms are included if they are statistically significant.
a
p = .05,
*
p < .05,
**
p <.01,
***
p <.001.
TST = Total sleep time; SOL = Sleep onset latency; SE = Efficiency or Total time sleep/Total time in bed; WASO = Wake time after sleep onset.