title: Health belief structural equation model predicting sleep behavior of employed college students.
abstract: Adequate sleep comprising 7 to 8 hours per day is vital for health and effective functioning for all adults. The purpose of this study was to specify a health belief model to measure and predict the sleep behavior of employed college students. A 52-item instrument was developed with acceptable validity and reliability. A cross-sectional, convenience sample of 188 students was recruited for this study. Structural equation modeling was used to build models. The health belief model explained 34% of the variance in sleep behavior, with perceived severity, perceived barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy identified as significant predictors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Dr Knowlden); and Health Promotion & Education Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (Dr Sharma).
authors.forename: Adam P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Knowlden
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012890:Sleep; D012892:Sleep Deprivation; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult