Multilevel Antecedents of Sleep in Latino Youth

项目摘要/摘要 长期的研究目标是减少肥胖以及少数族裔中与肥胖相关的健康问题 通过研究睡眠在这些人群中肥胖病因中的关键作用，对青少年进行了研究。靶向健康 解决导致肥胖的复杂和相互作用的多水平因素的促进战略是 需要的。拟议项目的创新目标是：1)确定个人、社会和 环境水平对拉美裔青年睡眠时间、质量和时间的影响；2)提高睡眠质量 针对这一弱势群体量身定做的改善睡眠的做法。具体目标是： 目的1：用定性的方法阐明个体(心理和行为)、社会 (人际)和环境(社区)水平的因素影响睡眠持续时间、质量和 拉丁裔青春期前的时间。 目的2：检查心理、行为和人际因素的实时每日变化 (通过EMA评估)影响140人的睡眠持续时间、质量和时间(通过活动记录仪评估) 拉丁裔青春期前儿童。 由拟议研究产生的策略提出了新颖的、可修改的干预模式以改进 并恢复拉美裔儿童的能量平衡，这一人群受到肥胖和相关疾病的不成比例的影响 健康差距。这种干预将有助于实现国家睡眠中心的第三个目标 预防慢性睡眠不足的障碍研究，这将严重影响许多人的健康 结果。用定性方法深入探讨相关背景问题(焦点小组)和 将使用定量微观纵向方法(生态瞬时评估[EMA])收集 关于提高睡眠健康的多层次重要因素的瞬时数据。 这个应用程序的首要目标是让候选人发展成为一个独立的 跨学科肥胖预防研究人员通过接受儿科睡眠活动记录仪的培训，EMA，混合 方法分析，以社区干预为主。拟议的观察性研究的结果将 提供用于出版物的初步数据，并支持制定采购R01- 层级资助。职业发展将在一个多元化、以学生为中心、全球参与的公共环境中进行 大学致力于提供高度重视的教育机会，通过卓越的教学、研究、 并为加州和世界人民服务。

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT The long-term research goal is to reduce obesity and obesity-related health problems among minority youth by examining the critical role of sleep in the etiology of obesity in these populations. Targeted health promotion strategies to address the complex and interacting multilevel factors that lead to adiposity are needed. The innovative objectives of the proposed project are: 1) to identify individual, social, and environmental-level antecedents of sleep duration, quality, and timing in Latino youth; and 2) to enhance best practices for improving sleep tailored to this vulnerable group. The Specific Aims are: Aim 1: To use qualitative methods to elucidate the individual (psychological and behavioral), social (interpersonal), and environmental (community) level factors that influence sleep duration, quality and timing among Latino pre-adolescents. Aim 2: To examine whether real-time daily variations in psychological, behavioral and interpersonal factors (assessed via EMA) influence sleep duration, quality, and timing (assessed via actigraphy) among 140 Latino pre-adolescents. Strategies resulting from the proposed research present novel, modifiable intervention modalities to improve and restore energy balance in Latino children, a population disproportionately impacted by obesity and related health disparities. This type of intervention will lend to achieving the third goal of the National Center on Sleep Disorders Research to prevent chronic sleep deficiency, which will significantly influence numerous health outcomes. In-depth exploration of relevant contextual issues with qualitative methods (focus groups) and quantitative micro-longitudinal methods (ecological momentary assessment [EMA]) will be used to collect momentary data on the multi-level factors of importance for enhancing sleep health. The overarching goal of this application is for the candidate to develop into an independent transdisciplinary obesity prevention researcher by obtaining training in pediatric sleep actigraphy, EMA, mixed methods analyses, and community-based intervention. Results from the proposed observational study will provide preliminary data to be used for publications and to support development of proposals to procure R01- level funding. Career development will take place in a diverse, student-centered, globally engaged, public university committed to providing highly valued educational opportunities through superior teaching, research, and service for the people of California and the world.