Association of Time in Bed, Social Jetlag, and Sleep Disturbances With Cognitive Performance in Children With ADHD

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Abstract

Objectives: Children with ADHD commonly exhibit sleep disturbances, but there is limited knowledge about how sleep and sleep timing are associated with cognitive dysfunction in children with ADHD. Methods: Participants were 350 children aged 5 to 12 years diagnosed with ADHD. Three sleep-related constructs—time in bed, social jetlag (i.e., discrepancy in sleep timing pattern between school nights and weekend nights), and sleep disturbances were measured using a caregiver-report questionnaire. Linear regression models assessed the associations between sleep-related constructs and cognitive performance. Results: After adjustment for sociodemographic variables, there were few associations between time in bed or sleep disturbances and cognitive performance, however, greater social jetlag was negatively associated with processing speed (β = −.20, 95% CI [−0.35, −0.06]), visually-based reasoning (β = −.13, 95% CI [−0.27, 0.00]), and language-based reasoning (β = −.22, 95% CI [−0.36, −0.08]); all p <.05). Conclusion: Social jetlag, but not time in bed or disturbances, was associated with lower cognitive performance among children with ADHD.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)99-108
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Attention Disorders
Volume28
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2024

Keywords

  • ADHD
  • children
  • cognitive performance
  • sleep

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology

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