Current recommendations encourage parent–infant room sharing for the first 6 months of life. This longitudinal study (N = 193) is the first to examine long‐term relations of early room sharing with three domains of child behavior: sleep, behavior problems, and prosocial behavior. Information on room sharing was collected daily for infants’ first 6 months. At ages 6, 7, and 8 years, outcomes were assessed with maternal and teacher questionnaires and behavioral observations. Early room sharing was not related to sleep problems or behavior problems. Additionally, more weeks of room sharing were positively related to higher maternal ratings of child sleep quality and more prosocial behavior. In conclusion, early room sharing appears to be related to positive, but not negative, behavior outcomes in middle childhood.

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生命的头几个月中的父母与婴儿室共享：在中年期与行为的纵向联系。

当前的建议鼓励在婴儿出生后的头6个月共享父母与婴儿的房间。这项纵向研究（N  = 193）是第一个研究早期房间共享与儿童行为的三个方面的长期关系的方法：睡眠，行为问题和亲社会行为。每天收集婴儿头6个月的房间共享信息。在6、7和8岁时，通过母体和教师问卷调查以及行为观察评估结局。早期的房间共享与睡眠问题或行为问题无关。此外，更多的房间共享时间与更高的母亲对儿童睡眠质量的评价和更多亲社会行为呈正相关。总之，早期的房间共享似乎与儿童中期的积极但不消极的行为结果有关。