title: Psychometric properties and clinical relevance of the adolescent sleep hygiene scale in Dutch adolescents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study investigated reliability, validity, and clinical relevance of the Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale (ASHS) in Dutch adolescents.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Dutch translation of the ASHS was administered to 186 normal-sleeping adolescents and 112 adolescents with insomnia. Their sleep variables were measured using sleep logs and questionnaires. From the insomnia group, scores were also obtained after six weeks of cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (n=58) or waiting list (n=22).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The full scale of the ASHS had acceptable internal consistency. The results showed moderate to strong correlations of the ASHS (domains) with sleep quality, sleep duration and chronic sleep reduction. Furthermore, the Dutch ASHS was able to discriminate between normal sleepers and adolescents with insomnia, and scores of adolescents with insomnia improved after treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings confirm the importance of sleep hygiene in adolescent sleep, and contribute to the validity of the ASHS and its applicability in research and clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: E.J.deBruin@uva.nl.
authors.forename: Eduard J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: de Bruin
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ris K A
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: van Kampen
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van Kooten
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Anne Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Meijer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012890:Sleep; D012892:Sleep Deprivation / Q000175:diagnosis; D007319:Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescents; Insomnia; Questionnaire; Sleep hygiene; Treatment; Validity