Family and Cultural Influences on Sleep Development
Family and Cultural Influences on Sleep Development
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DOI：
10.1016/j.chc.2009.04.003
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发表时间：
2009-10-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Cortesi, Flavia
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作者：
Giannotti, Flavia;Cortesi, Flavia
睡眠是一个生物心理社会过程，受生物节律的复杂相互作用影响，包括睡眠稳态机制，时间生物学因素，养育和气质。然而，家庭结构，文化特定的价值观和信仰都是影响儿童睡眠生态的因素。近年来，许多国家的人口结构发生了巨大变化，这导致卫生专业人员和儿科医生面临着文化背景差异很大的家庭。对婴儿睡眠的态度和信念强烈影响婴儿睡眠行为是否被视为有问题。因此，在多元文化环境中探索儿童的睡眠行为是有利的。文化比较具有内在价值，因为它们不仅可以更好地理解不同背景下的睡眠，还可以评估不同文化睡眠实践的最终好处和后果。本文概述了一些受不同文化背景影响的特定睡眠相关行为和实践。
Sleep is a biopsychosocial process that is influenced by the complex interaction of biologic rhythms, including sleep homeostatic mechanisms, chronobiologic factors, parenting, and temperament. However, family structure, culturally specific values, and beliefs are all elements that impact the ecology of a child's sleep. Dramatic demographic changes in many countries have been witnessed in recent years, which have resulted in health professionals and pediatricians being confronted with families of widely differing cultural origins. Attitudes and beliefs on infant sleeping strongly influence whether or not infant sleep behavior is perceived as problematic. Thus, it is advantageous to explore a child's sleep behavior in a multicultural setting. Cultural comparisons are of intrinsic value because they allow not only a better understanding of sleep in different contexts but also an evaluation of the eventual benefits and consequences of different cultural sleep practices. This article provides an overview of some specific sleep-related behaviors and practices highly influenced by different cultural contexts.