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Sleep Health among Children Adopted from Foster Care: The Moderating Effect of Parent–Child Sleep Interactions
Cifre A, Budnick C, Bick J, McGlinchey E, Ripple C, Wolfson A, Alfano C. Sleep Health among Children Adopted from Foster Care: The Moderating Effect of Parent–Child Sleep Interactions. Behavioral Sleep Medicine 2024, 22: 472-487. PMID: 38263632, DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2024.2303467.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFoster careSleep healthChildren's sleepCaregivers of childrenImprove sleep healthHealth of childrenSpecific sleep problemsAssociated with lower levelsChildren's sleep disturbancesOverall sleep qualityMental healthScore matched sampleCareSleep interactionsElevated riskSleep problemsSleep qualityPropensity score matched sampleNight terrorsSleep disturbanceHealthSleep disruptionParental involvementNighttime awakeningsModerating effect
2021
Validation of the Mental Health Checklist (MHCL) during COVID‐19 lockdown
So C, Kim J, Cifre A, Gonzalez R, Bower J, Alfano C. Validation of the Mental Health Checklist (MHCL) during COVID‐19 lockdown. Journal Of Community Psychology 2021, 50: 502-514. PMID: 33999434, PMCID: PMC8242690, DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental Health ChecklistConfirmatory factor analysisMeasures of psychological well-beingMeasures of depressionConvergent validity analysisPsychological well-beingHealth checklistCommunity sampleConvergent validityPsychometric propertiesConfirmatory factor analysis indicesPsychological healthMental healthFactor analysisExtended periods of isolationWidespread social distancingValidity analysisWell-beingAntarctic missionsMentalCOVID-19 lockdownChecklistPeriod of isolationAnxietyDepression