Divine, A, Blanchard, C, Benoit, C et al. (2 more authors) (2022) The influence of sleep and movement on mental health and life satisfaction during the transition to parenthood. Sleep Health, 8 (5). pp. 475-483. ISSN 2352-7218
Abstract
Objectives
This study assessed whether sleep and physical activity impact mental health and life satisfaction across the transition to parenthood. This study assessed the impact of parenthood on mental health of new parents and parents expecting their second child, and whether change in mental health occurred dyadically across couples.
Design
Longitudinal 12-month study.
Participants
One hundred and fifty-seven couples (N = 314) between the ages of 25 and 40, who were not expecting to have a child (n = 102), expecting their first child (n = 136), or expecting their second child (n = 76) were recruited.
Measurements
Participants completed measures at baseline, 6 months, and 12 months. Sleep was assessed with how often participants met sleep guidelines (7-9 hours). Physical activity was measured objectively via accelerometers. Mental health was measured using 6 items from the short form-12 Quality of Life Survey. Life satisfaction was assessed with the Satisfaction with Life Scale (5 items).
Results
Mental health was not predicted by physical activity but was predicted by sleep. Sleep at 6 months was positively related to mental health at 6 months (β = 0.156, p < .001), and sleep at 12 months was positively related to mental health at 12 months (β = 0.170, p < .001). The change in mental health did not occur dyadically: mental health increased for women but not for men across groups. Mental health was positively related to life satisfaction at 6 months (β = 0.338, p < .001) and 12-months (β = 0.277, p < .001).
Conclusions
For new and established parents, getting sufficient sleep plays an important role in mental health and, in turn, life satisfaction
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of National Sleep Foundation. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Transition to parenthood; Mental health; Sleep; Physical activity; Life satisfaction |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Biological Sciences (Leeds) > School of Biomedical Sciences (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2022 14:48 |
Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2022 14:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.sleh.2022.06.013 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:193937 |