@article{ref1,
title="Charlotte Attitudes Towards Sleep (CATS) scale: a validated measurement tool for college students",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2016",
author="Peach, Hannah and Gaultney, Jane F.",
volume="65",
number="1",
pages="22-31",
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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2016.1231688",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2016.1231688"
}