Abstract：
OBJECTIVE: Parental interpartner conflict is a highly prevalent form of family risk that is stressful for adolescents with ramifications for their sleep. Multiple studies have demonstrated that adolescents from high-conflict homes are at risk for sleep problems. Building on this literature, we conducted novel analyses and investigated whether exposure to interpartner conflict in adolescence predicts sleep problems in the subsequent developmental period of emerging adulthood.
METHODS: We used a rigorous four-wave design spanning 8years (collected between 2012-2020). At wave 1, participants were 245 adolescents from diverse backgrounds (M age=15.74years; 67% White/European American, 33% Black/African American; 52% girls). Individuals participated again in their adolescence at wave 2 (M age=16.77) and wave 3 (M age=17.69). Participants returned for wave 4 in emerging adulthood (M age=22.97). Adolescents reported on their parents\' interpartner conflict (intense and frequent conflict). Sleep duration (minutes) and quality (efficiency, long wake episodes) were measured using actigraphy.
RESULTS: After controlling for autoregressive effects and several covariates, findings from a structural equation model revealed that greater exposure to parental interpartner conflict in adolescence predicted reduced sleep efficiency and more long wake episodes in emerging adulthood.
CONCLUSIONS: Results build on the literature to consider sleep in the family context and are among the first to illustrate that exposure to parental interpartner conflict in adolescence predicts sleep problems in emerging adulthood. Continued investigations into the antecedents of sleep problems in emerging adulthood may benefit from considering past exposure to family risk.
METHODS: We used a rigorous four-wave design spanning 8years (collected between 2012-2020). At wave 1, participants were 245 adolescents from diverse backgrounds (M age=15.74years; 67% White/European American, 33% Black/African American; 52% girls). Individuals participated again in their adolescence at wave 2 (M age=16.77) and wave 3 (M age=17.69). Participants returned for wave 4 in emerging adulthood (M age=22.97). Adolescents reported on their parents\' interpartner conflict (intense and frequent conflict). Sleep duration (minutes) and quality (efficiency, long wake episodes) were measured using actigraphy.
RESULTS: After controlling for autoregressive effects and several covariates, findings from a structural equation model revealed that greater exposure to parental interpartner conflict in adolescence predicted reduced sleep efficiency and more long wake episodes in emerging adulthood.
CONCLUSIONS: Results build on the literature to consider sleep in the family context and are among the first to illustrate that exposure to parental interpartner conflict in adolescence predicts sleep problems in emerging adulthood. Continued investigations into the antecedents of sleep problems in emerging adulthood may benefit from considering past exposure to family risk.
摘要：
目的：父母伴侣间冲突是一种非常普遍的家庭风险形式，对青少年的睡眠造成压力。多项研究表明，来自高冲突家庭的青少年有睡眠问题的风险。在这些文献的基础上，我们进行了新的分析，并调查了青春期暴露于伴侣间冲突是否会预测成年后随后发育期的睡眠问题。
方法：我们使用了长达8年的严格的四波设计（收集于2012-2020年之间）。在第1波时，参与者是来自不同背景的245名青少年(M年龄=15.74岁；67%的白人/欧洲裔美国人，33%的黑人/非洲裔美国人；52%的女孩）。个体在第2波（M年龄=16.77）和第3波（M年龄=17.69）再次参与青春期。参与者在成年初期返回第4波（M年龄=22.97）。青少年报告了父母的伴侣冲突（激烈和频繁的冲突）。睡眠时间（分钟）和质量（效率，长时间的觉醒发作）使用活动记录进行测量。
结果：在控制了自回归效应和几个协变量之后，结构方程模型的研究结果表明,青春期父母伴侣间冲突的暴露程度较高,预示成年后睡眠效率降低,觉醒时间较长.
结论：结果建立在考虑家庭背景下的睡眠的文献基础上，并且是最早说明青春期暴露于父母伴侣间冲突可以预测成年后睡眠问题的文献之一。对成年后睡眠问题的前兆的持续调查可能会受益于过去暴露于家庭风险的考虑。
方法：我们使用了长达8年的严格的四波设计（收集于2012-2020年之间）。在第1波时，参与者是来自不同背景的245名青少年(M年龄=15.74岁；67%的白人/欧洲裔美国人，33%的黑人/非洲裔美国人；52%的女孩）。个体在第2波（M年龄=16.77）和第3波（M年龄=17.69）再次参与青春期。参与者在成年初期返回第4波（M年龄=22.97）。青少年报告了父母的伴侣冲突（激烈和频繁的冲突）。睡眠时间（分钟）和质量（效率，长时间的觉醒发作）使用活动记录进行测量。
结果：在控制了自回归效应和几个协变量之后，结构方程模型的研究结果表明,青春期父母伴侣间冲突的暴露程度较高,预示成年后睡眠效率降低,觉醒时间较长.
结论：结果建立在考虑家庭背景下的睡眠的文献基础上，并且是最早说明青春期暴露于父母伴侣间冲突可以预测成年后睡眠问题的文献之一。对成年后睡眠问题的前兆的持续调查可能会受益于过去暴露于家庭风险的考虑。
