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ABSTRACT
Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the sleep problems of preschoolers and the predictive power of children's sleep environment and daily routines on sleep problems. Method:The study, which is a cross-sectional survey study, was conducted on preschoolers in Turkey(n = 442). The data were collected based on the parents’ reports about the child's sleep environment, daily routines and sleep problems. The binary logistic regression model was used to determine the risk factors which are thought to be effective in the emergence of sleep problems. Results and Conclusion: The study revealed that although different for each sleep problem, the place where the child sleeps, the person with whom the child sleeps, whether the child has a regular bedtime and wake-up time, duration of daily play time, duration of daily outdoors play time, and the time spent daily on digital technologies are effective on the risk of sleep problems.
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Nesibe Günay Molu
Nesibe Günay Molu is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatric of Nursing at Necmettin Erbakan University, Department of Nursing. Her primary research interests focus on chronic mental health disorders and behavioural problems of children, adolescents and adults. She is also a cognitive behavioural therapy practitioner.
Neslihan Durmuşoğlu Saltali
Neslihan Durmuşoğlu Saltali is an Associate Professor of pre-school education department at the Education Faculty of University of Ordu. She studies child development, sleeping habits, social skills, emotional and behavioural traits of preschool children.
Mehmet Ali Ateş
Mehmet Ali Ateş is an prelecturer of pre-school education department at the Education Faculty of University of Girne American. He esearch interests include language and behaviour assessments of preschool children, trends and practices in pre-school education.