Family Contexts of Sleep and Health Across the Life Course

Part I. Establishing Healthful Sleep Patterns in Childhood

1. Infant Sleep in a Family Context
Douglas M. Teti

2. Sleep and Development: Familial and Socio-cultural Considerations
Mona El-Sheikh, Ryan J. Kelly, Lauren E. Philbrook

Part II. Couple Relationships and Sleep

3. Relationship Quality: Implications for Sleep Quality and Sleep Disorders
Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Wendy Troxel

4. Couple Dynamics and Sleep Quality in International Perspective
David J. Maume, Leah Ruppanner

5. Sleep, Marriage and Social Engagement Among Older Adults
Diane S. Lauderdale, Jen-Hao Chen

Part III. Families and the Social Ecology of Healthful Sleep

6. Family Influences on Sleep: Comparative and Historical-Evolutionary Perspectives
Carol M. Worthman

7. Sociodemographic, Psychosocial, and Contextual Factors in Children’s Sleep
Lauren Hale, Sarah James

Part IV. Family Contexts of Sleep: Advancing the Study of Sleep

8. How Can Family Scholars Advance Understanding of Sleep and Health?
Susan Redline

9. Studying Sleep in Family Contexts Via Actigraphy and Wearable Devices
Orfeu M. Buxton, Nicole G. Nahmod, Stephen M. Strayer

10. Dynamic Interplay Between Sleep and Family Life: Review and Directions for Future Research
Soomi Lee, Megan Lemmon

Nyckelord: Social Sciences, Family, Public Health, Health Psychology, Children, Youth and Family Policy