The Pathways Linking to Sleep Habits among Children and Adolescents: A Complete Survey at Setagaya-ku, Tokyo

Shingo Noi, Akiko Shikano, Ryo Tanaka, Kosuke Tanabe, Natsuko Enomoto, Tetsuhiro Kidokoro, Naoko Yamada and Mari Yoshinaga
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Shingo Noi: Research Institute for Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
Akiko Shikano: Research Institute for Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
Ryo Tanaka: Research Institute for Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
Kosuke Tanabe: Research Institute for Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
Natsuko Enomoto: Doctoral Programme in Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
Tetsuhiro Kidokoro: Research Institute for Health and Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
Naoko Yamada: Faculty of Sport Science, Nippon Sport Science University, Tokyo 158-8508, Japan
Mari Yoshinaga: Faculty of Pharmaceutical Science, Showa Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo 194-8543, Japan

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-13

Abstract: It has been noted that Japanese children sleep the least in the world, and this has become a major social issue. This study examined the pathways linked to sleep habits (SH) among children and adolescents. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted in March 2019 on children and their parents at all 63 public elementary and 29 public junior high schools in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. For the analysis, 22,385 pairs of children–parent responses (valid response rate: 68.8%) with no missing data were used. This survey collected data on SH, physical activity (PA), screen time (ST) for the child, and lifestyle and neighborhood social capital (NSC) for the parents. Moreover, the pathways linking ‘NSC’ → ‘parental lifestyle’ → ‘child’s PA/ST’ →‘child’s SH’ were examined through structural equation modeling. The results indicated that children’s SH were affected by their PA and ST and influenced by the lifestyle of their parents and the NSC that surrounds them. Thus, we concluded that it is necessary to provide direct interventions and take additional measures with regard to parent lifestyle and their NSC to solve persistent sleep problems in children.

Keywords: school student; physical activity; screen time; parental lifestyle; neighborhood social capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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