Development and testing of the Sleep Health And Wellness Questionnaire (SHAWQ) in adolescents and university students: composite SHAWQ scores are associated with sleep problems, depression symptoms, and academic performance.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Sleep problems frequently arise during adolescence and early adulthood and may contribute to the onset of depression. However, few sleep health instruments have been developed for use in student populations. Here, we developed a brief sleep health questionnaire for identifying adolescents and university students with sleep problems who may be at risk of depression.

Methods

In Study 1, sleep survey data in adolescents (n = 1,733) were analyzed by best-subsets regression to identify the strongest predictors of self-reported depression symptoms: sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, self-rated health, frequency of staying up until 3:00 am, school day sleep latency, and gender. A 6-item Sleep Health And Wellness Questionnaire (SHAWQ) was developed using these it

SUBMITTER: Loke YM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12713909 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature