Study of infant sleep habits and environmental factors based on regional characteristics

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K11213
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 58080:Gerontological nursing and community health nursing-related
• Research Institution: Kumamoto Health Science University
• Principal Investigator: Kaimura Michiko 熊本保健科学大学, 保健科学部, 講師 (40530093)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 福本 久美子 九州看護福祉大学, 看護福祉学部, 教授 (40465787)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 幼児の睡眠習慣 / ソーシャル・キャピタル

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose was to identify family and socioeconomic factors, including social capital (SC), that influence infants' sleep habits.
Results showed that the factors that made infants go to bed earlier were mother's early bedtime, responsiveness, attention to daily rhythms, and daytime home nurturing, while the factors that made them go to bed later were greater wake-up regressions on holidays. Control, trust, community attachment, and promotion of daytime activities were factors that increased responsiveness.
Trust and community attachment were related to toddlers' bedtime through the nurturing attitude responsiveness. It is suggested that the improvement of trust and community attachment to neighbors through participation in geographical activities may help mothers to improve their nurturing attitudes and establish healthy sleep habits for their infants.

Free Research Field

高齢者看護学および地域看護学関連

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

幼児の睡眠習慣は主養育者の影響が大きいといわれていることから、これまで幼児の睡眠習慣と家庭環境に関する二要因間の分析が多く報告されてきた。本研究では、幼児の睡眠習慣とSCを含めた環境要因との相互関連を構造的に示し、幼児の健康的睡眠習慣を確立するためのモデルを作成した。幼児の睡眠習慣に母親のSCが関連していることは独創性な知見であり、地域の特性に応じたSCを醸成する支援が重要であることが示唆される。