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Although many studies have consistently found that early-childhood adversities are important risk factors for physical and mental health problems later in adulthood, few have examined the association between early-childhood adversities and troubled sleep. The objective of this study was to examine the association between early-childhood adversities and troubled sleep among adult Canadians.

Data for this paper (N = 19,349) were obtained from Statistics Canada's 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey – Mental Health (CCHS-MH). Logistic regression analysis was conducted to examine the association between early childhood adversities and troubled sleep, while accounting for various sociodemographic, socioeconomic, health, and mental health factors.

Of the 19,349 respondents examined, 2748 representing 14.2% had troubled sleep. Controlling for sociodemographic …