Examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health: Findings from the ABCD study

Background: Sleep irregularity are associated with health outcomes, particularly during adolescence. Early adversity may exacerbate sleep irregularity, but longitudinal evidence remains limited. Objective: To investigate the relationship between early adversity, social jetlag, and weekly sleep loss...

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Main Authors: Ethan T. Hunt, Keith Brazendale, Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes, Marcus Vinicius Nascimento-Ferreira, Christopher D. Pfledderer, Sarah Sampaio Izabel, Erin E. Dooley, Baojiang Chen, Alejandra Fernandez, Micah E. Johnson, Hugh Garavan, Alexandra S. Potter, Sarajane L. Dube, Nicholas Allgaier, Deanna M. Hoelscher, Susan F. Tapert
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author Ethan T. Hunt
Keith Brazendale
Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes
Marcus Vinicius Nascimento-Ferreira
Christopher D. Pfledderer
Sarah Sampaio Izabel
Erin E. Dooley
Baojiang Chen
Alejandra Fernandez
Micah E. Johnson
Hugh Garavan
Alexandra S. Potter
Sarajane L. Dube
Nicholas Allgaier
Deanna M. Hoelscher
Susan F. Tapert
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Keith Brazendale
Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes
Marcus Vinicius Nascimento-Ferreira
Christopher D. Pfledderer
Sarah Sampaio Izabel
Erin E. Dooley
Baojiang Chen
Alejandra Fernandez
Micah E. Johnson
Hugh Garavan
Alexandra S. Potter
Sarajane L. Dube
Nicholas Allgaier
Deanna M. Hoelscher
Susan F. Tapert
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description Background: Sleep irregularity are associated with health outcomes, particularly during adolescence. Early adversity may exacerbate sleep irregularity, but longitudinal evidence remains limited. Objective: To investigate the relationship between early adversity, social jetlag, and weekly sleep loss in youth from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Participants and setting: The sample included 11,002 adolescents (mean age at 2-year follow-up = 12.03 years, SD = 0.67) from the ABCD Study (53 % boys and 47 % girls). Racial/ethnic composition was 53 % White, 14 % Black, 20 % Hispanic, and 13 % other/multi-racial. Methods: Social jetlag and weekly sleep loss were assessed using the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire at 2-year and 3-year follow-ups. Concurrently, lifetime adversity was measured using 16 of 17 items from the Pediatric Early Adversity and Related Life Events Screener (PEARLS). Mixed-effects linear and logistic regression models examined associations between lifetime adversities and sleep, adjusting for key covariates. Results: Adolescents experienced an average of 2.13 ( ± 1.9) hours of weekly sleep loss, and 33.32 % reported four or more PEARLS. Adolescents with four or more PEARLS experienced greater weekly sleep loss (coef. = 0.38, 95 % CI: 0.26, 0.51), translating to 23 min of additional sleep loss per week. Adolescents with four or more PEARLS were also more likely to experience more than 1 h of social jetlag (aOR = 2.79, 95 % CI: 2.19, 3.55). Conclusions: Early adversity is associated with social jetlag and sleep loss in adolescence, suggesting that targeted prevention approaches may improve sleep regularity and quantity.
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spelling doaj-art-afc1797dfe9a4372b33cdf8fbdcbc4652025-08-20T03:31:07ZengElsevierChild Protection and Practice2950-19382025-07-01510015410.1016/j.chipro.2025.100154Examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health: Findings from the ABCD studyEthan T. Hunt0Keith Brazendale1Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes2Marcus Vinicius Nascimento-Ferreira3Christopher D. Pfledderer4Sarah Sampaio Izabel5Erin E. Dooley6Baojiang Chen7Alejandra Fernandez8Micah E. Johnson9Hugh Garavan10Alexandra S. Potter11Sarajane L. Dube12Nicholas Allgaier13Deanna M. Hoelscher14Susan F. Tapert15Michael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, TX, USA; Department of Health Promotion and Behavior Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USA; Corresponding author. University of Texas Health Science at Houston, School of Public Health in Austin, 1836 San Jacinto Blvd.Austin, TX, 78701, USA.Department of Health Sciences, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USAMichael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, TX, USA; Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, TX, USAMichael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, TX, USA; Health, Physical Activity and Behavior Research (HEALTHY-BRA) Group, Universidade Federal do Tocantins, Miracema do Tocantins, BrazilMichael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, TX, USA; Department of Health Promotion and Behavior Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USADepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USADepartment of Epidemiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USAMichael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, TX, USA; Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, TX, USAUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX, USADepartment of Family Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Geffen School of Medicine, USACollege of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USACollege of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USACollege of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USACollege of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychological Science, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USAMichael and Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health in Austin, Austin, TX, USA; Department of Health Promotion and Behavior Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) School of Public Health, Houston, TX, USADepartment of Psychiatry, University of California San Diego (USCD), San Diego, CA, USABackground: Sleep irregularity are associated with health outcomes, particularly during adolescence. Early adversity may exacerbate sleep irregularity, but longitudinal evidence remains limited. Objective: To investigate the relationship between early adversity, social jetlag, and weekly sleep loss in youth from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study. Participants and setting: The sample included 11,002 adolescents (mean age at 2-year follow-up = 12.03 years, SD = 0.67) from the ABCD Study (53 % boys and 47 % girls). Racial/ethnic composition was 53 % White, 14 % Black, 20 % Hispanic, and 13 % other/multi-racial. Methods: Social jetlag and weekly sleep loss were assessed using the Munich Chronotype Questionnaire at 2-year and 3-year follow-ups. Concurrently, lifetime adversity was measured using 16 of 17 items from the Pediatric Early Adversity and Related Life Events Screener (PEARLS). Mixed-effects linear and logistic regression models examined associations between lifetime adversities and sleep, adjusting for key covariates. Results: Adolescents experienced an average of 2.13 ( ± 1.9) hours of weekly sleep loss, and 33.32 % reported four or more PEARLS. Adolescents with four or more PEARLS experienced greater weekly sleep loss (coef. = 0.38, 95 % CI: 0.26, 0.51), translating to 23 min of additional sleep loss per week. Adolescents with four or more PEARLS were also more likely to experience more than 1 h of social jetlag (aOR = 2.79, 95 % CI: 2.19, 3.55). Conclusions: Early adversity is associated with social jetlag and sleep loss in adolescence, suggesting that targeted prevention approaches may improve sleep regularity and quantity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950193825000610SleepSocial jetlagAdversityAdolescents
spellingShingle Ethan T. Hunt
Keith Brazendale
Augusto César Ferreira De Moraes
Marcus Vinicius Nascimento-Ferreira
Christopher D. Pfledderer
Sarah Sampaio Izabel
Erin E. Dooley
Baojiang Chen
Alejandra Fernandez
Micah E. Johnson
Hugh Garavan
Alexandra S. Potter
Sarajane L. Dube
Nicholas Allgaier
Deanna M. Hoelscher
Susan F. Tapert
Examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health: Findings from the ABCD study
Child Protection and Practice
Sleep
Social jetlag
Adversity
Adolescents
title Examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health: Findings from the ABCD study
title_full Examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health: Findings from the ABCD study
title_fullStr Examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health: Findings from the ABCD study
title_full_unstemmed Examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health: Findings from the ABCD study
title_short Examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health: Findings from the ABCD study
title_sort examining the impact of early life adversity on adolescent sleep health findings from the abcd study
topic Sleep
Social jetlag
Adversity
Adolescents
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950193825000610
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