Associations between parental shift work and children's sleep behavior in a sample of health care workers
In this cross-sectional study, most aspects of children's sleep parameters did not differ between families with or without shift work, based on parent-reported measures. While a weak statistical association was observed between parasomnia scores, the effect size was limited. Future research should consider the role of work schedules in supporting family sleep health, especially in shift-working households.
Authors
- Angelika Schlarb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1371-4363)
- Stephan A. Goerigk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3021-0346)
- Ann-Cathrine Neukamm
- Mirja Quante (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3097-4725)
- Christian Friedrich Poets (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1072-0066)
- Judith Dechantsreiter
Institutions
- Hochschule Bielefeld (DE)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sleep Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2025.106895
- Primary Topic
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00