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Do weighted blankets improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment? A randomized controlled crossover trial.
Cifre A, Vieira A, Baker C, Myers A, Rech M, Kim J, Zhang Y, Alfano C. Do weighted blankets improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment? A randomized controlled crossover trial. Journal Of Clinical Sleep Medicine 2024, 20: 1405-1413. PMID: 38607244, PMCID: PMC11367729, DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.11152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImprove sleepHistory of maltreatmentSleep quality ratingsSubjective sleep diarySample of childrenSleep onset latencyWeighted blanketMaltreated childrenTotal sleep timeIndices of sleepWithin-subjectSleep diaryNon-pharmacological interventionsSleep onsetOnset latencyBiological sexSleep disruptionSleep outcomesTime of participationChild ageSleep timeEstimates of total sleep timeActigraphy-basedFoster careSleep
2024
0805 Melatonin Use Among Children in Foster Care: Associations with Sleep and Daytime Behavior
Baker C, Vieira A, Cifre A, Wolfson A, Ripple C, McGlinchey E, Alfano C. 0805 Melatonin Use Among Children in Foster Care: Associations with Sleep and Daytime Behavior. Sleep 2024, 47: a345-a345. DOI: 10.1093/sleep/zsae067.0805.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFoster careEmotional/behavioral problemsAssociated with child depressionDaytime behavior problemsAdministered melatoninAssociated with poor sleep qualityAnxiety symptomsChild depressionAssociated with sleepFoster childrenFoster caregiversBehavior problemsBehavioral correlatesPoor sleep qualityMelatonin useSleep problemsChildren's sleepDaytime behaviorSurvey dataU.S. statesSleep qualityPoor nighttime sleepHispanic childrenDaytime problemsSleep
2021
Children’s Emotional Expressivity After Sleep Restriction Forecasts Social Problems Years Later
Alfano C, Kim J, Cifre A, Palmer C. Children’s Emotional Expressivity After Sleep Restriction Forecasts Social Problems Years Later. Affective Science 2021, 3: 383-388. PMID: 36046006, PMCID: PMC9382988, DOI: 10.1007/s42761-021-00078-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSleep restrictionEmotional expressionResponse to positive imagesFacial expressions of emotionChildren's socioemotional functioningPositive facial expressionsChildren's emotional expressionsChildren's social problemsChildren's facial expressionsExpressions of emotionSocial problemsSocioemotional functioningEmotional assessmentFacial expressionsLong-term social problemsSleep patternsSleepInadequate sleepChildrenEmotionsPositive imageParticipantsAdultsParents
2020
College Student Sleep and Executive Functioning: An Examination of Potential Moderators
Cifre A, Walters K, Budnick C. College Student Sleep and Executive Functioning: An Examination of Potential Moderators. Translational Issues In Psychological Science 2020, 6: 412-427. DOI: 10.1037/tps0000258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderExecutive dysfunctionExecutive functionState sleepinessAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomatologyExamination of potential moderatorsLevels of impulsivitySleep disturbanceCollege student populationHierarchical linear regressionSleep debtAttention-deficit/hyperactivityUndergraduate participantsCognitive resourcesPotential moderatorsAffective statesCollege studentsInsomniaPoor sleepFocal moderatorSymptomatologySleepCollegeStudent populationModerately