O'Connor, D.B. orcid.org/0000-0003-4117-4093, Branley-Bell, D., Green, J.A. et al. (3 more authors) (2023) Effects of Childhood Trauma on Sleep Quality and Stress-related Variables in Adulthood: Evidence from Two Multilevel Studies. Psychology & Health. ISSN 0887-0446
Abstract
Childhood trauma has been found to have serious negative consequences for mental and physical health. However, the precise mechanisms through which trauma influences health outcomes are unclear. Childhood trauma-related disruptions to sleep in adulthood represent an important potential mechanism. Two 7-day multilevel studies investigated the effects of childhood trauma on daily sleep outcomes and stress-related variables and whether the effects of trauma on sleep outcomes were mediated through these stress-related variables (or vice versa). Participants completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire before a 7-day online daily diary study. Measures of daily stress, perseverative cognition, and sleep were completed daily. Multi-level modelling found that higher levels of childhood neglect were associated with poorer daily sleep quality, shorter sleep duration, longer sleep onset latency, and higher daily stress and rumination levels. Higher childhood abuse was associated with shorter sleep duration, greater morning tiredness, and higher levels of daily stress, rumination, and worry. Childhood trauma was found also to have bidirectional, indirect effects on sleep quality and morning tiredness through daily stress-related variables. The current findings suggest that interventions aimed at mitigating the negative effects of childhood trauma should also incorporate components that target modifiable risk factors, such as sleep, stress, worry, and rumination.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way. The terms on which this article has been published allow the posting of the Accepted Manuscript in a repository by the author(s) or with their consent. |
Keywords: | Maltreatment; early life adversity; perseverative cognition; adverse childhood experiences; sleep |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Psychology (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number US Army Research Office STEPPS |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Nov 2023 12:11 |
Last Modified: | 29 Nov 2023 11:33 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/08870446.2023.2281712 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:204997 |