Bedtime routines in Greek families: characteristics, barriers, and facilitators for establishing and maintaining optimal routines
BackgroundBedtime routines are amongst the most common, recurrent family activities with close associations for child health, development and wellbeing especially sleep. Despite the importance of bedtime routines, no previous study has examined them within the context of a Greek family.MethodA mixed...
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| description | BackgroundBedtime routines are amongst the most common, recurrent family activities with close associations for child health, development and wellbeing especially sleep. Despite the importance of bedtime routines, no previous study has examined them within the context of a Greek family.MethodA mixed methods, stepped approach was used in this study. A cross-sectional study examined the prevalence and characteristics of bedtime routines (PRE) in families with young children and explored associations with parental mood (POMS) and child's sleep (CSHQ). A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) examined barriers and facilitators for achieving optimal routines.ResultsTotal of 54 parents with a mean age of 35.9 (SD = 5.95) completed the cross-sectional study while 20 parents participated in the interviews. There were strong positive correlations between total scores on the POMS and total scores on the CSHQ r = 0.482, p < 0.001 and strong negative correlation between total scores on the POMS and total scores on the PRE, r = −0.308, p = 0.023. In terms of barriers and facilitators, social desirability, social comparison, environmental factors and resistance from children were amongst the most common barriers to establishing a good bedtime routine.ConclusionBedtime routines are highly prevalent in Greek families with the quality of those routines varying between households. Addressing common barriers in achieving better bedtime routines could help families benefit in the short and long-term. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28fc9cf33d4d423d9fc18489c35998ec2024-02-08T14:58:45ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sleep2813-28902024-02-01310.3389/frsle.2024.13395611339561Bedtime routines in Greek families: characteristics, barriers, and facilitators for establishing and maintaining optimal routinesMarina Papadopoulou0Maria Sandalidou1Ioannis Kamarligkos2Nikolaos Kitsakis3Maria-Aggeliki Milonaki4Frideriki Zografou5George Kitsaras6Department of Psychology, School of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Psychology, School of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Psychology, School of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Psychology, School of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Psychology, School of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Psychology, School of Philosophy, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, GreeceDivision of Dentistry, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United KingdomBackgroundBedtime routines are amongst the most common, recurrent family activities with close associations for child health, development and wellbeing especially sleep. Despite the importance of bedtime routines, no previous study has examined them within the context of a Greek family.MethodA mixed methods, stepped approach was used in this study. A cross-sectional study examined the prevalence and characteristics of bedtime routines (PRE) in families with young children and explored associations with parental mood (POMS) and child's sleep (CSHQ). A qualitative study using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF) examined barriers and facilitators for achieving optimal routines.ResultsTotal of 54 parents with a mean age of 35.9 (SD = 5.95) completed the cross-sectional study while 20 parents participated in the interviews. There were strong positive correlations between total scores on the POMS and total scores on the CSHQ r = 0.482, p < 0.001 and strong negative correlation between total scores on the POMS and total scores on the PRE, r = −0.308, p = 0.023. In terms of barriers and facilitators, social desirability, social comparison, environmental factors and resistance from children were amongst the most common barriers to establishing a good bedtime routine.ConclusionBedtime routines are highly prevalent in Greek families with the quality of those routines varying between households. Addressing common barriers in achieving better bedtime routines could help families benefit in the short and long-term.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsle.2024.1339561/fullbedtimesleeproutineschildparentsdevelopment |
| spellingShingle | Marina Papadopoulou Maria Sandalidou Ioannis Kamarligkos Nikolaos Kitsakis Maria-Aggeliki Milonaki Frideriki Zografou George Kitsaras Bedtime routines in Greek families: characteristics, barriers, and facilitators for establishing and maintaining optimal routines Frontiers in Sleep bedtime sleep routines child parents development |
| title | Bedtime routines in Greek families: characteristics, barriers, and facilitators for establishing and maintaining optimal routines |
| title_full | Bedtime routines in Greek families: characteristics, barriers, and facilitators for establishing and maintaining optimal routines |
| title_fullStr | Bedtime routines in Greek families: characteristics, barriers, and facilitators for establishing and maintaining optimal routines |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bedtime routines in Greek families: characteristics, barriers, and facilitators for establishing and maintaining optimal routines |
| title_short | Bedtime routines in Greek families: characteristics, barriers, and facilitators for establishing and maintaining optimal routines |
| title_sort | bedtime routines in greek families characteristics barriers and facilitators for establishing and maintaining optimal routines |
| topic | bedtime sleep routines child parents development |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsle.2024.1339561/full |
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