Bidirectional associations between accelerometer-based sleep metrics and mental health symptoms from childhood to late adolescence: data from a Brazilian birth cohort
Higher externalizing symptoms predicted poorer sleep efficiency and longer sleep duration, whereas a bidirectional association with an opposite relationship to internalizing symptoms was found. These results highlight that adolescence is a critical point for both associations.
Authors
- Thaís Martins‐Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5049-2435)
- Marina Xavier Carpena (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4690-5791)
- Luciana Tovo‐Rodrigues (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8732-6059)
- Alícia Matijasevich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0060-1589)
- Iná S. Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1258-9249)
- Andrea Wendt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4640-2254)
- Inácio Crochemore‐Silva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5390-8360)
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas (BR)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná (BR)
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medicine
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04296-4
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and related disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.12
Funders
- L'Oreal USA
- Wellcome Trust
- Universidade Federal de Pelotas
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul
- Ministério da Saúde
- Associação Brasileira de Saúde Coletiva
- Economic and Social Research Council