Citation

Peach H, Gaultney JF. J. Am. Coll. Health 2016; 65(1): 22-31.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology UNC Charlotte.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07448481.2016.1231688

PMID

27593616

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Using a four-phase study design, the present study developed and tested the Charlotte Attitudes Towards Sleep (CATS) Scale, a measurement tool for assessing sleep attitudes in college students. PARTICIPANTS: Participants were 706 undergraduate students recruited at a southeastern university and on a national recruitment website between October 2013 and April 2015.

METHODS: All participants completed the CATS Scale. Participants then completed either a measure of social desirability, faulty sleep beliefs, or measures of sleep and sleep hygiene. Phase 3 participants (N = 168) completed the CATS Scale 2 weeks later to examine test-retest reliability.

RESULTS: Analyses indicated the scale was content valid, internally consistent, independent of social desirability, yielded acceptable temporal stability, and demonstrated concurrent validity in relation to sleep behaviors and outcomes.

CONCLUSIONS: The CATS Scale is a theoretically-driven instrument with promising psychometric properties that may prove beneficial for future research and application efforts among college students.

Language: en