Gregory, A. M., Moffitt, T. E., Ambler, A., Arseneault, L., Houts, R. M., & Caspi, A.2014-11-252014-11-252012Gregory, A. M., Moffitt, T. E., Ambler, A., Arseneault, L., Houts, R. M., & Caspi, A. (2012). Maternal insomnia and children's family socialization environments. Sleep, 35(4), 579.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296800/pdf/aasm.35.4.579.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1873Study Objectives: To examine concurrent associations between maternal insomnia and different aspects of the family socialization environment. Design: Mothers reported on their symptoms of insomnia in a private standardized interview and interviewers evaluated the family socialization environment using the Coder's Inventory. Setting: Assessments were conducted in participants' homes within the U.K. Patients or Participants: Ten thousand one hundred sixteen mothers of British children enrolled in the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) study were invited to participate when their children were aged 12 years. Interventions: N/A. Measurements and Results: After controlling for family socioeconomic status (SES), mothers' relationship status, and maternal depression, maternal insomnia was associated with a poorer family socialization environment (β = −0.10, [95% confidence intervals (CI) = −0.16, −0.04], P < 0.001). When family socialization environment subscales were examined, after controlling for family SES, mothers' relationship status, and maternal depression, maternal insomnia was associated with greater chaos (β = 0.09, [95% CI = 0.03, 0.15], P = 0.002), greater child neglect (β = 0.13, [95% CI = 0.07, 0.18], P < 0.001), less happiness (β = −0.13, [95% CI = −0.18, −0.07], P < 0.001), less child stimulation (β = −0.06, [95% CI = −0.11, 0.00], P = 0.043), but not poorer state of the home, such as orderliness (β = −0.04, [95% CI = −0.10, 0.02], P = 0.182). Conclusions: Maternal insomnia is associated with the family socialization environment. This finding emphasizes the need to consider insomnia in the family context. (Author Abstract)en-USchild abuseneglectrisk factorsresearchparentingenvironmentArticle