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. 2022 Oct-Dec;15(4):490–514. doi: 10.5935/1984-0063.20220082

Table 1.

Sleep manipulation protocols of studies concerning infants and toddlers (n=5).

Study Days of stabilization period Sleep duration/
bedtime
Day(s) of manipulation period Sleep condition Sleep duration/ bedtime Point of measurement Content of measurement
Night Day Night Day
Berger (2012)62 1-5 20:00-07:00 12:30-14:00 6 Nap restriction 20:00-07:00 - 15:00 Emotional assessment, video recorded (30min):
• 11 emotion eliciting pictures
• Puzzle task
6-11 20:00-07:00 12:30-14:00 11 Normal sleep 20:00-07:00 12:30-14:00 15:00
Cremone et al. (2017)52 0 ns ns 1 Nap restriction ns - ≈15:00 Emotional attention bias
• Dot probe task
0 ns ns 1 Normal nap ns 13:00-15:00 ≈15:00
Han (2014)66 1-7 11-12hrs/day 8 Nap restriction ns - ns Emotional assessment (11min)
• 32 visual and auditory stimuli pairings
9-11 11-12hrs/day 12 Normal nap ns Nap option in lab ns
Miller (2015)61 1-5 20:00-07:00 12:30-14:00 6 Normal sleep 20:00-07:00 12:30-14:00 15:00 Challenge task, video recorded:
• Puzzle task
6-11 20:00-07:00 12:30-14:00 11 Nap restriction 20:00-07:00 - 15:00
Schumacher (2017)53 1-5 20:00-07:00 12:30-14:00 6 Normal sleep 20:00-07:00 12:30-14:00 10:00 Challenge task, video recorded:
• Go/no go task
• Puzzle task
6-10 20:00-07:00 12:30-14:00 11 Sleep restriction 23:00-07:00 10:00

Abbreviations: ns = Not specified.