Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders
Background. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) affects up to 4% of a pediatric population, with many comorbidities in the medium-long term. Functional alterations in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) may explain why OSAS impacts aspects such as executive functions, memory, motor control, attention, v...
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| author | Francesca Felicia Operto Francesco Precenzano Ilaria Bitetti Valentina Lanzara Maria Lorena Fontana Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino Marco Carotenuto Francesco Pisani Anna Nunzia Polito Daniela Smirni Michele Roccella |
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| description | Background. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) affects up to 4% of a pediatric population, with many comorbidities in the medium-long term. Functional alterations in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) may explain why OSAS impacts aspects such as executive functions, memory, motor control, attention, visual-spatial skills, learning, and mood regulation. Emotional intelligence (EI) is a complex neuropsychological function that could be impaired in many clinical conditions. Purpose. The aim of the study is to evaluate the difference in emotional intelligence skills among children with OSAS and healthy subjects (nOSAS). Methods. 129 children (72 males; mean age 7.64±1.98 years) affected by OSAS were compared to 264 non-OSAS (nOSAS) children (138 males; mean age 7.98±2.13) similar for gender, age, and socioeconomic status. In order to assess the emotional quotient, the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version (EQ-i:YV) was used. Results. The comparison for means and standard deviation between OSAS children and nOSAS children for EQ-i:YV scores showed significant differences for Interpersonal, Adaptability, and Stress Management scales and EQ Total score. Conclusions. Our findings highlighted the role of intermittent hypoxia in the genesis of the effects of sleep-related respiratory disorders, which involves also aspects different from physical impairments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4558da9c434b4fd88ac21d1bb1e0b32c2025-02-03T01:20:19ZengWileyBehavioural Neurology0953-41801875-85842019-01-01201910.1155/2019/65305396530539Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing DisordersFrancesca Felicia Operto0Francesco Precenzano1Ilaria Bitetti2Valentina Lanzara3Maria Lorena Fontana4Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino5Marco Carotenuto6Francesco Pisani7Anna Nunzia Polito8Daniela Smirni9Michele Roccella10Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Medical School, University of Salerno, ItalySleep Lab for Developmental Age, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Napoli, ItalySleep Lab for Developmental Age, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Napoli, ItalySleep Lab for Developmental Age, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Napoli, ItalyIRCCS Centro Neurolesi “Bonino Pulejo”, Messina, ItalyChild and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Medical School, University of Salerno, ItalySleep Lab for Developmental Age, Clinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health, Physical and Preventive Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Napoli, ItalyChild Neuropsychiatry Unit, Medicine & Surgery Department, University of Parma, ItalyComplex Structure of Neuropsychiatry Childhood-Adolescence of Ospedali Riuniti of Foggia, Foggia, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, ItalyDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, ItalyBackground. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) affects up to 4% of a pediatric population, with many comorbidities in the medium-long term. Functional alterations in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) may explain why OSAS impacts aspects such as executive functions, memory, motor control, attention, visual-spatial skills, learning, and mood regulation. Emotional intelligence (EI) is a complex neuropsychological function that could be impaired in many clinical conditions. Purpose. The aim of the study is to evaluate the difference in emotional intelligence skills among children with OSAS and healthy subjects (nOSAS). Methods. 129 children (72 males; mean age 7.64±1.98 years) affected by OSAS were compared to 264 non-OSAS (nOSAS) children (138 males; mean age 7.98±2.13) similar for gender, age, and socioeconomic status. In order to assess the emotional quotient, the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory: Youth Version (EQ-i:YV) was used. Results. The comparison for means and standard deviation between OSAS children and nOSAS children for EQ-i:YV scores showed significant differences for Interpersonal, Adaptability, and Stress Management scales and EQ Total score. Conclusions. Our findings highlighted the role of intermittent hypoxia in the genesis of the effects of sleep-related respiratory disorders, which involves also aspects different from physical impairments.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6530539 |
| spellingShingle | Francesca Felicia Operto Francesco Precenzano Ilaria Bitetti Valentina Lanzara Maria Lorena Fontana Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino Marco Carotenuto Francesco Pisani Anna Nunzia Polito Daniela Smirni Michele Roccella Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders Behavioural Neurology |
| title | Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders |
| title_full | Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders |
| title_fullStr | Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders |
| title_short | Emotional Intelligence in Children with Severe Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders |
| title_sort | emotional intelligence in children with severe sleep related breathing disorders |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6530539 |
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