Table 5.
Comparison of PSPQ responses for children with and without parent reported sleep problem
| Parent-Reported Sleep Problem | No Parent-Reported Sleep Problem | Test statistic | |
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| Timinga: M (SD) | 1.44 (1.48) | 0.94 (1.19) | F(2,454)=0.86, p = 0.42 |
| Routines/consistencyb: M (SD) | 4.20 (1.54) | 3.26 (1.81) | F(1,927) = 3.36, p < 0.05 |
| Room environmentc: M (SD) | 1.24 (1.32) | 0.86 (1.06) | F(2,909) = 3.05, p < .05 |
| Δ weekday vs. weekend sleep opportunity: % (n) | X2(2) = 8.57, p < 0.05 | ||
| Small Δ (< 1 hour) | 33.3% (n = 9) | 60.7% (n = 256) | |
| Moderate Δ (1–2 hours) | 7.4% (n = 2) | 8.1% (n = 35) | |
| Large Δ (> 2 hours) | 59.3% (n = 16) | 32.2% (n = 138) | |
| Technology Use: % (n) | X2(2) = 4.80, p = 0.0905 | ||
| Never | 5.6% (n = 4) | 11.1% (n = 95) | |
| Almost never, sometimes | 34.7% (n = 25) | 41.5% (n = 355) | |
| Almost always, always | 59.7% (n = 43) | 47.3% (n = 404) | |
| Needed someone to fall asleep: % (n) | X2(2) = 12.56, p < 0.01 | ||
| Never | 67.6% (n = 48) | 77.9% (n = 673) | |
| Almost never | 4.2% (n = 3) | 8.8% (n = 76) | |
| Sometimes, almost always, always | 28.2% (n = 20) | 13.3% (n = 115) | |
a
weekday bedtime (time) + weekday sleep opportunity (possible range = 0–4);
b
Followed a bedtime routine + Tried to fall asleep at about the same time every night + Woke up at about the same time every morning (possible range = 0–6);
e
Problems sleeping because too noisy + Problems sleeping because too hot or too cold + Problems sleeping because too much light (possible range = 0–6).