Understanding the Sleep Habits of Children Within an Indigenous Community

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19565752
AutoresRichard B Hovey (0000-0001-9534-4807, Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project), Evangeline Seganathy (McGill University), Angela C Morck (Douglas Mental Health University Institute), Morgan Phillips (0009-0002-8923-4665, Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project), Adriana Poulette (Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project), Morrison King (Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project), Ann C Macaulay (0000-0002-5634-5062, Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project), Reut Gruber (0000-0002-7359-3658, Douglas Mental Health University Institute)
Año2018
Volumen13
Número1
Páginas42-64
Fecha de publicación2018-08-23
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Indigenous Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2291-9368 • E-ISSN: 2291-9376
EditorialUniversity of Toronto Libraries - UOTL (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.32799/ijih.v13i1.30279
OpenAlexW2898594966
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas11

This study was developed within the participatory research framework of a diabetes prevention project to understand the meaning of sleep and sleep habits of Indigenous preschool and elementary school children. Sleep deprivation is a known risk factor for obesity and Type 2 diabetes. A philosophical hermeneutic approach utilized interviews and focus groups with cultural knowledge holders, Elders, parents, teachers, and school administrators. The findings reflect how Indigenous community members understood sleep through the themes of traditional ways, changing times and concerns, increasing technology, generation gaps, parental responsibility, eating habits, physical activity, and children’s behaviours in school. After dissemination to the community, the findings were combined with traditional teachings and national recommendations to develop culture- and age-appropriate sleep-promoting educational materials for schools and the broader community

Citizen journalism · Community-based participatory research · Developmental psychology · Focus group · Indigenous · Participatory action research · Pedagogy · Political science · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Anthropology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Community Health and Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology