Cognitive Benefits of Last Night's Sleep: Daily Variations in Children's Sleep Behavior Are Related to Working Memory Fluctuations

Autor/inn/en	Könen, Tanja; Dirk, Judith; Schmiedek, Florian
Titel	Cognitive Benefits of Last Night's Sleep: Daily Variations in Children's Sleep Behavior Are Related to Working Memory Fluctuations
Quelle	In: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 56 (2015) 2, S. 171-182 PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9630
DOI	10.1111/jcpp.12296
Schlagwörter	Forschungsbericht; Sleep; Short Term Memory; Elementary School Students; Telecommunications; Cognitive Ability; Fatigue (Biology); Predictor Variables; Performance; Life Style + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schlaf; Kurzzeitgedächtnis; Telekommunikationstechnik; Denkfähigkeit; Fatigue; Ermüdung; Prädiktor; Achievement; Leistung; Lebensstil
Abstract	Background: Recent studies have suggested substantial fluctuations of cognitive performance in adults both across and within days, but very little is known about such fluctuations in children. Children's sleep behavior might have an important influence on their daily cognitive resources, but so far this has not been investigated in terms of naturally occurring within-person variations in children's everyday lives. Methods: In an ambulatory assessment study, 110 elementary school children (8-11 years old) completed sleep items and working memory tasks on smartphones several times per day in school and at home for 4 weeks. Parents provided general information about the children and their sleep habits. Results: We identified substantial fluctuations in the children's daily cognitive performance, self-reported nightly sleep quality, time in bed, and daytime tiredness. All three facets were predictive of performance fluctuations in children's school and daily life. Sleep quality and time in bed were predictive of performance in the morning, and afternoon performance was related to current tiredness. The children with a lower average performance level showed a higher within-person coupling between morning performance and sleep quality. Conclusions: Our findings contribute important insights regarding a potential source of performance fluctuations in children. The effect of varying cognitive resources should be investigated further because it might impact children's daily social, emotional, and learning-related functioning. Theories about children's cognitive and educational development should consider fluctuations on micro-longitudinal scales (e.g., day-to-day) to identify possible mechanisms behind long-term changes. (As Provided).
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Begutachtung	Peer reviewed
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01