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Journal of Behavioral Medicine
Published in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine 3/2006

01-06-2006

Assessment of Sleep Hygiene Using the Sleep Hygiene Index

Authors: David F. Mastin, Jeff Bryson, Robert Corwyn

Published in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Issue 3/2006

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Abstract

The Sleep Hygiene Index was developed to assess the practice of sleep hygiene behaviors. The Sleep Hygiene Index was delivered to 632 subjects and a subset of the subjects participated in a readministration of the instrument. Test–retest reliability analyses suggested that sleep hygiene behaviors are relatively stable over time for a nonclinical population. Results confirmed that sleep hygiene is strongly related to sleep quality and modestly related to perceptions of daytime sleepiness. As predicted, support of the sleep hygiene construct was also provided by strong correlations with the associated features of a diagnosis of inadequate sleep hygiene. The Sleep Hygiene Index, a much shorter sleep hygiene instrument than previously published, demonstrated comparable psychometric properties with additional evidence of validity and a clear item selection rationale.
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Metadata
Title
Assessment of Sleep Hygiene Using the Sleep Hygiene Index
Authors
David F. Mastin
Jeff Bryson
Robert Corwyn
Publication date
01-06-2006
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Issue 3/2006
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9047-6

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