Co-Sleeping between Adolescents and Their Pets May Not Impact Sleep Quality
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Study One—Survey
2.2. Study 2—Actigraphy Pilot
2.2.1. Self-Reported Owner–Dog Co-Sleeping Status and Sleep Quality
2.2.2. Sleep–Wake Concordance
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study One—Survey
4.1.1. Participants
4.1.2. Materials
4.1.3. Procedure
4.1.4. Data Analysis
4.2. Study Two—Actigraphy Pilot
4.2.1. Participants and Recruitment
4.2.2. Materials
4.2.3. Procedure
4.2.4. Data Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
PSQI | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index |
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PSQI Factor | Non-Co-Sleeper | Co-Sleeper (Room) | Co-Sleeper (Bed) | H-Score | p-Value | ||||||
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Md | Min | Max | Md | Min | Max | Md | Min | Max | |||
Subjective sleep quality | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.73 | 0.695 |
Latency to sleep | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.05 | 0.218 |
Sleep duration | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.98 | 0.613 |
Habitual sleep efficiency | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.15 | 0.928 |
Sleep disturbances | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.76 | 0.414 |
Use of medication | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 0.903 |
Daytime dysfunction | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | 0.740 |
Global sleep score | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1.78 | 0.410 |
PSQI Factor | Non-Co-Sleeper | Co-Sleeper (Room or Bed) | U-Score | z-Score | p-Value | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Md | Min | Max | Md | Min | Max | ||||
Subjective sleep quality | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5695.00 | −0.54 | 0.591 |
Latency to sleep | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5552.50 | −0.77 | 0.441 |
Sleep duration | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5539.00 | −0.48 | 0.630 |
Habitual sleep efficiency | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5650.50 | −0.16 | 0.873 |
Sleep disturbances | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5481.00 | −1.00 | 0.317 |
Use of medication | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5874.50 | −0.18 | 0.859 |
Daytime dysfunction | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5871.50 | −0.12 | 0.908 |
Global sleep score | 6 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 5521.00 | −0.80 | 0.425 |
Case | PSQI Component Scores | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SSQ | SL | SDU | HSE | SDI | SM | DD | Global Score | |
1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Case Study | HS/DW | HW/DS | HS/DS | HW/DW | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
1 | 958 | 12.1 | 166 | 2.1 | 6656 | 83.4 | 107 | 1.4 |
2 | 985 | 14.9 | 344 | 5.2 | 4996 | 75.7 | 271 | 4.1 |
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Rosano, J.; Howell, T.; Conduit, R.; Bennett, P. Co-Sleeping between Adolescents and Their Pets May Not Impact Sleep Quality. Clocks & Sleep 2021, 3, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep3010001
Rosano J, Howell T, Conduit R, Bennett P. Co-Sleeping between Adolescents and Their Pets May Not Impact Sleep Quality. Clocks & Sleep. 2021; 3(1):1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep3010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleRosano, Jessica, Tiffani Howell, Russell Conduit, and Pauleen Bennett. 2021. "Co-Sleeping between Adolescents and Their Pets May Not Impact Sleep Quality" Clocks & Sleep 3, no. 1: 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep3010001
APA StyleRosano, J., Howell, T., Conduit, R., & Bennett, P. (2021). Co-Sleeping between Adolescents and Their Pets May Not Impact Sleep Quality. Clocks & Sleep, 3(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3390/clockssleep3010001