Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Toddler Sleep: Moderating Effects of Sleep Parenting Practices
Hsiao-Yen Wu, Pey-Ling Shieh, Yen-Chun Liu · 2026
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Hsiao-Yen Wu, Pey-Ling Shieh, and Yen-Chun Liu study how a mother's low mood links to her toddler's sleep in Taiwan, in a 2026 paper. Toddler sleep is firmer than baby sleep and may show lasting patterns. Proof tying a mother's state of mind to that sleep had stayed thin.
The team surveyed 126 mothers of children aged one to three online. A third of the mothers showed signs of low mood. Most toddlers slept less than 12 hours at night, and half took long to fall asleep. Higher low-mood scores tracked with worse toddler sleep and longer time to drift off. Sharing a bed made that link stronger, while steady bedtime routines did not change it.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hsiao-Yen Wu, Pey-Ling Shieh, Yen-Chun Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 46 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |