Growth of Cognitive Skills in Preschoolers: Impact of Sleep Habits and Learning-Related Behaviors

Autor/inn/en	Jung, Eunjoo; Molfese, Victoria J.; Beswick, Jennifer; Jacobi-Vessels, Jill; Molnar, Andrew
Titel	Growth of Cognitive Skills in Preschoolers: Impact of Sleep Habits and Learning-Related Behaviors
Quelle	In: Early Education and Development, 20 (2009) 4, S.713-731 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-9289
Schlagwörter	Check Lists; Sleep; Child Behavior; Cognitive Ability; Cognitive Development; Preschool Children; Longitudinal Studies; Questionnaires; Attention; Scores; Predictor Variables; At Risk Students; Poverty; Parent Influence; Mothers; Educational Attainment; Verbal Ability; Nonverbal Communication; Child Behavior Checklist + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Checkliste; Schlaf; Denkfähigkeit; Kognitive Entwicklung; Pre-school age; Preschool age; Child; Children; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Vorschulalter; Kind; Kinder; Vorschulkind; Vorschulkinder; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Fragebogen; Aufmerksamkeit; Prädiktor; Armut; Mother; Mutter; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Mündliche Leistung; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation
Abstract	Research Findings: The present study used a longitudinal design to identify how sleep habits and learning-related behaviors impact the development of cognitive skills in preschoolers (ages 3-5). Sixty- seven children with parental report and cognitive skill assessment data were included. Scores on the Differential Ability Scales (C. Elliott, 1990) were obtained at ages 3, 4, and 5. A Sleep Questionnaire (D. Gozal, 1998) with 12 items from the Child Behavior Checklist (T. M. Achenbach & L. A. Rescorla, 2000) related to children's attention and activity levels was administered at age 3. Growth curve changes in cognitive scores were estimated using hierarchical linear modeling. Parental reports of nighttime sleep duration predicted level of cognitive skills at 3 years. The effect of sleep duration on cognitive scores was constant across age. Practice or Policy: Sleep and learning-related behaviors distinguish the cognitive skills children bring to preschool programs and impact gains made in skills while in preschool. (Contains 5 figures and 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10