1041 Parental Sleep Knowledge and Toddler Sleep: Associations with Cultural Values and Acculturation Among Mexican American Families
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Abstract Introduction Cultural values and acculturation strongly influence parenting behavior, yet few studies have considered how they may influence toddler sleep. This study characterized parental sleep knowledge, values, acculturation, and bedtime among toddlers from Mexican American families. Methods 158 parents (156 mothers; 19-45 years; mean education 12.3±3.0 years) of Mexican American toddlers (62% boys; 12-16 months) completed surveys in Spanish (54.4%) or English. Toddlers wore an actigraph for 7 days/nights to estimate average bedtime. Participants were asked about Mexican American cultural values of respect (V-Resp, 8 items, range 1-5, higher score indicating stronger endorsement), acculturation to non-Hispanic U.S. culture (6 items, range 1-4, ≥2.5=high acculturation), and sleep knowledge (10 True/False items; range 1-10). Results Parents averaged 7.5 + 1.7 correct on the sleep knowledge measure, with the most common incorrect responses for the items “children who do not get enough sleep are more likely to be overweight” (SK-OV, 50.7% incorrect) and “children only need a bedtime routine if they have trouble falling asleep” (SK-BR, 41.8% incorrect). More parents that incorrectly answered SK-OV (vs. correct) had high acculturation scores (72.7% vs. 27.3%, X2=4.0, p=.046). More parents that incorrectly answered SK-BR (vs. correct) had low acculturation scores (57.6% vs. 42.4%, X2=24.3, p=<.001). Parents that incorrectly answered SK-BR and SK-OV had higher V-Resp scores (SK-BR: x̄=4.0 vs. 3.7, F=10.2, p=.002; SK-OV: x̄=4.0 vs. 3.7, F=11.3, p=.001). Toddlers of parents that incorrectly answered SK-BR and SK-OV had significantly later bedtimes (22 min, p=.033; and 24 min, p=.021 respectively). In a stepwise regression controlling for parental age and education, V-Resp was significantly associated with later toddler bedtime (R2=.211, β=.364, p=.002). Conclusion High acculturation and Mexican American cultural values of respect were associated with parent sleep knowledge and toddler bedtime in Mexican American families. The measure used to assess cultural values focuses on intergenerational behaviors and the influence of elder wisdom, suggesting perhaps parental knowledge and toddler sleep routines are based on what has been learned from family vs. health professionals. Understanding cultural values and acculturative differences is crucial for personalizing sleep education and addressing common misconceptions about toddler sleep health for Mexican American families in both clinical and community settings. Support (if any) R01HL163859
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| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.002 | 0.000 |
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