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Keywords

sleep, sleep attention, sleep health, sleep valuation

Abstract

Sleep research has illuminated paradoxical relationships between valuing sleep and sleep health. The current study introduced the Sleep Attention Scale (SAS), a novel scale of sleep attention measuring individuals' cognitive and behavioral focus on sleep, in a population of college-aged individuals (n=372). The SAS was also examined in relation to a measure of sleep-related daytime impairment, a form of cognitive dysfunction attributed to insufficient sleep. The SAS exhibited acceptable internal consistency (α = .72), and factor analysis supported a unidimensional structure. No significant relationship between the SAS and impairment was observed, suggesting that sleep attention may not directly influence cognitive functioning. This has implications for sleep health valuation research, as these findings may challenge the understanding that health valuation strongly correlates to health outcomes. Rather than aligning with more general health models, these results may reflect previous findings supporting more nuanced relationships between sleep valuation and sleep health. Future research in sleep attention may contribute to an understanding of the mechanisms contributing to maladaptive sleep health attitudes observed in previous literature and inform efforts in sleep advocacy and intervention.

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2025-04-10

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Psychology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Sophomore

Course

Psych 309

Scaring Away Sleep: A Psychometric Investigation of Sleep Attention and Sleep Heath

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