Neighborhood and Household Environment as Contributors to Racial Disparities in Sleep Duration among U.S. Adolescents
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Objective: Racial disparities in adolescent sleep duration have been documented, but pathways driving these disparities are not well understood. This study examined whether neighborhood and household environments explained racial disparities in adolescent sleep duration. Methods: Participants came from Waves I and II of Add Health (n=13,019). Self-reported short sleep duration was defined as less than the recommended amount for age (<9 hours for 6-12 years, <8 hours for 13-18 years, and <7 hours for 18-64 years). Neighborhood factors included neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, perceived safety and social cohesion. Household factors included living in a single parent household and household socioeconomic status (HSES). Structural equation modeling was used to assess mediation of the neighborhood and household environment in the association between race/ethnicity and short sleep duration. Results: Only HSES mediated racial disparities, explaining non-Hispanic (NH) African American-NH White (11.6%), NH American Indian-NH White (9.9%), and Latinx-NH White (42.4%) differences. Unexpectedly, higher HSES was positively associated with short sleep duration. Conclusion: Household SES may be an important pathway explaining racial disparities in adolescent sleep duration. Future studies should examine mechanisms linking household SES to sleep and identify buffers for racial/ethnic minority adolescents against the detrimental impacts that living in a higher household SES may have on sleep.
Source: Sleep Epidemiology
Institution: Emory University
Language: English
Topic: Sleep and related disorders
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,500
Awards: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, Childhood adversity and Cardiovascular Health among Puerto Rican youth., G597551293, Life Course Approach to Racial Disparities in Sleep and Implications on Cardiometabolic Risk During Adulthood, G8564158432, Multidisciplinary Research Training to Reduce Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health
OpenAlex ID: W4386352577