And they may sleep better because they are healthier. It's most likely part of a cascade of effects.
Things like food insecurity affect cortisol levels in young children, for example. Poverty takes a physical toll.
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Maybe I missed something, but I did not see that this was about poverty specifically. I suspect something like this runs across the spectrum not just poverty though of course it is probably worse in that case. For example in organizations, it is fairly well know that the over achievers can suppress the performance of people around them. This too has to be stressful.
3-year-old children don't work in organisations. This research is on babies and very small children, who are still undergoing brain development.
Poverty is far from the only stressful thing in the world, I agree.