Assessment of sleep hygiene using the sleep hygiene index

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 223-227

  Mastin, David F ^a   Bryson, Jeff ^b,c,d   Corwyn, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PC   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal indicators; Hygiene; Quality; Sleep; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYGIENE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SLEEP; SLEEP HYGIENE; SLEEP HYGIENE INDEX; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

ADULT; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; DYSSOMNIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33744479696     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-006-9047-6     Document Type: Article

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