The development and validation of the beliefs about Baby Crying at Night (BBCN) scale

• Published in: Sleep medicine Vol. 124; pp. 745 - 753
• Main Authors: Gustin, Marie-Paule, Lecuelle, Florian, Anders, Royce, Leslie, Wendy, Franco, Patricia, Putois, Benjamin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2024; Elsevier
• Subjects: Baby; Child; Child, Preschool; Cognitions; Cognitive science; Crying; Crying - psychology; Female; Humans; Infant; Insomnia; Male; Neuroscience; Parents - psychology; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Sleep; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Baby; Sleep; Crying; Insomnia; Cognitions; Child

What are young children trying to express when they cry at night? According to Sadeh, parental beliefs about why their child is crying may play a role in the development and persistence of their child's insomnia. The aim of this study was to create a scale that specifically assesses these paren...