TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleep Disturbances and Hygiene of Adolescent Female Survivors of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking
AU - Petrov, Megan E.
AU - Calvin, Samantha
AU - Wyst, Kiley B.Vander
AU - Whisner, Corrie M.
AU - Meltzer, Lisa J.
AU - Chen, Angela Chia Chen
AU - Felix, Kaitlyn N.
AU - Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - Introduction: This cross-sectional quantitative study investigated the sleep hygiene and disturbances of adolescent female survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) compared to an online sample of community-dwelling adolescent females. Method: Community-dwelling adolescent females (aged 13–17 years, n = 61) and survivors of DMST housed in residental care (aged 12–17 years, n = 19) completed the Children's Report of Sleep Patterns (adolescent version). Descriptive statistics on sleep health in both samples were computed and compared using chi-square and t-tests. Results: Among the survivors of DMST, the majority reported insufficient sleep duration, okay-to-poor sleep quality, waking thirsty, and frequent nightmares. Compared with community-dwelling adolescents, survivors of DMST had more symptoms of insomnia, sleepiness, nightmares, and waking thirsty (p < .05). Discussion: Sleep disturbances among adolescent female survivors of DMST may be more prevalent than in community-dwelling adolescent females. Further empirical research on appropriate assessment and trauma-informed treatment of sleep in this population is needed.
AB - Introduction: This cross-sectional quantitative study investigated the sleep hygiene and disturbances of adolescent female survivors of domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) compared to an online sample of community-dwelling adolescent females. Method: Community-dwelling adolescent females (aged 13–17 years, n = 61) and survivors of DMST housed in residental care (aged 12–17 years, n = 19) completed the Children's Report of Sleep Patterns (adolescent version). Descriptive statistics on sleep health in both samples were computed and compared using chi-square and t-tests. Results: Among the survivors of DMST, the majority reported insufficient sleep duration, okay-to-poor sleep quality, waking thirsty, and frequent nightmares. Compared with community-dwelling adolescents, survivors of DMST had more symptoms of insomnia, sleepiness, nightmares, and waking thirsty (p < .05). Discussion: Sleep disturbances among adolescent female survivors of DMST may be more prevalent than in community-dwelling adolescent females. Further empirical research on appropriate assessment and trauma-informed treatment of sleep in this population is needed.
KW - Trauma symptoms
KW - adolescent girls
KW - child sex trafficking
KW - sleep health
KW - sleep hygiene
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.07.006
DO - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2023.07.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 37610406
AN - SCOPUS:85168575087
SN - 0891-5245
VL - 38
SP - 52
EP - 60
JO - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
JF - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
IS - 1
ER -