PMID- 26406552 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170712 LR - 20211204 IS - 1540-2010 (Electronic) IS - 1540-2002 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 5 DP - 2016 Sep-Oct TI - Sleep Differences by Race in Preschool Children: The Roles of Parenting Behaviors and Socioeconomic Status. PG - 467-79 LID - 10.1080/15402002.2015.1017101 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine whether socioeconomic variables (SES) and parenting behaviors mediate differences in sleep problems between Black and White preschool-aged children. METHOD: Parents of 191 preschool-aged children (53% male; 77% White) completed questionnaires regarding SES and sleep behaviors. Parenting behaviors and SES were analyzed as mediators of differences in sleep problems between Black and White children. RESULTS: Parent behaviors related to bedtime routine and independence mediated the relationship between race and parent-reported bedtime difficulty, parent confidence managing sleep, and sleep onset latency. SES mediated the relationship between race and sleep onset latency. CONCLUSIONS: Sleep differences between Black and White preschool children were primarily mediated by parent behaviors rather than socioeconomic variables. Results may reflect differences in cultural practices and provide important information for treatment and parent-directed intervention regarding improving sleep in young children. FAU - Patrick, Kristina E AU - Patrick KE AD - a Department of Psychology , Drexel University , Philadelphia. AD - b Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. FAU - Millet, Genevieve AU - Millet G AD - c Department of Psychology , Saint Joseph's University , Philadelphia. FAU - Mindell, Jodi A AU - Mindell JA AD - b Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. AD - c Department of Psychology , Saint Joseph's University , Philadelphia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150925 PL - England TA - Behav Sleep Med JT - Behavioral sleep medicine JID - 101149327 SB - IM MH - Child MH - Child, Preschool MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Male MH - Parenting/*trends MH - Racial Groups MH - Sleep/*physiology MH - Social Class MH - Surveys and Questionnaires EDAT- 2015/09/26 06:00 MHDA- 2017/07/14 06:00 CRDT- 2015/09/26 06:00 PHST- 2015/09/26 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/09/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/07/14 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1080/15402002.2015.1017101 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Behav Sleep Med. 2016 Sep-Oct;14(5):467-79. doi: 10.1080/15402002.2015.1017101. Epub 2015 Sep 25.