PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hameed, Unaise A.
AU  - Al-Jarrah, Muhammed D.
AU  - Manzar, Md Dilshad
AU  - Nair, Chithira
AU  - Albougami, Abdulrhman
AU  - Alrasheadi, Bader A.
AU  - Noohu, Majumi M.
AU  - Salahuddin, Mohammed
TI  - Leeds sleep evaluation questionnaire in Jordanian university students
AID  - 10.15537/smj.2020.7.25146
DP  - 2020 Jul 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 746--752
VI  - 41
IP  - 7
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/7/746.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/41/7/746.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2020 Jul 01; 41
AB  - Objectives: To analyze the fit of different competing factor models (a one-factor model, 3 2-factor models, and 2 4-factor models) of the Leeds sleep evaluation questionnaire (LSEQ) in the data from a Jordanian student population.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on university students, with 2 sleep-related tools - the LSEQ and the sleep hygiene index (SHI). The students (n=166) at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan participated in this study from January-April, 2019. A total of 12 LSEQ models (6 models with all 10-items, and 6 models with one item deleted) were evaluated by using confirmatory factor analysis. The summary statistics of correlation coefficients, descriptive measures of item analysis, the model fit, and Cronbach’s alpha were determined.Results: The findings show that a 4-factor correlated solution was a plausible model for the LSEQ with 9-items, compared to a one-factor, 2-factor, and other 4-factor variant models. The deletion of one item from the original LSEQ improved the data fit significantly in the studied population. Moreover, correlation analysis between the LSEQ and SHI confirmed the divergent validity of the LSEQ.Conclusion: The results support the validity of a 4-factor structure of the LSEQ with 9-items with adequate internal consistency and divergent validity.