Family Contexts of Sleep and Health Across the Life Course

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: McHale, Susan M. (Editor), King, Valarie (Editor), Buxton, Orfeu M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: National Symposium on Family Issues, 8
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Public health.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Social policy.; Health psychology.; Social Sciences.; Family.; Public Health.; Health Psychology.; Children, Youth and Family Policy.

This unique volume advances the literature on sleep and health by illuminating the impacts of family dynamics on individuals’ quality and quantity of sleep. Its lifespan perspective extends across childhood, adolescence, adulthood and older age considering both phenomena of individual development an...

Table of Contents:

• Infant Sleep in a Family Context
• Sleep and Development:  Familial and Socio-cultural Considerations
•  Relationship Quality: Implications for Sleep Quality and Sleep Disorders
• Couple Dynamics and Sleep Quality in International Perspective
• Sleep, Marriage and Social Engagement among Older Adults
• Family Influences on Sleep: Comparative and Historical-Evolutionary Perspectives
• Sociodemographic, Psychosocial, and Contextual Factors in Children’s Sleep
•  How Can Family Scholars Advance Understanding of Sleep and Health?
• Studying Sleep in Family Contexts Via Actigraphy and Wearable Devices
• Dynamic Interplay Between Sleep and Family Life: Review and Directions for Future Research.