Scoping Review of 370 Studies on Sleep Assessment Across Parenthood

370 studies were included in a scoping review assessing how sleep is measured across parenthood. The review, authored by Taylor P. Harris and last updated in May 2026, was conducted using a standard scoping review framework across four databases. Findings highlight a focus on young adult parents, mothers, and parents of infants, with a noted lack of research on underrepresented parent populations.

Use Cases

• Identify research gaps in parental sleep studies based on the review's findings on underrepresented populations.
• Analyze trends in sleep assessment methodologies based on the reported prevalence of subjective measures.
• Inform the design of tailored clinical interventions based on the review's identified clinical considerations for psychologists.

Strengths

• Includes 370 studies meeting inclusion criteria for the review.
• Followed a standard scoping review framework with multiple reviewers for consensus.
• Explicitly licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for open reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 236.2 KB document; its scope is limited to the review's text and findings.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect publication bias inherent to the academic literature reviewed.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Scoping review conducted via systematic search of four databases, with title/abstract review, full-text review, and data extraction performed by multiple reviewers.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-03 23:55:50; freshness should be verified.