Table 3.
Item and total Sleep Self Report scores of the general population
| Total general population (n = 619) Mean (SD)/n(%) |
General population without children with a chronic disorder and/or sleep medication use (n = 476) Mean (SD)/n(%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Who in your family sets the rules about when you go to bed? | ||
| - (One of the) parents | 606 (97.9) | 464 (97.5) |
| - The child | 6 (1.0) | 6 (1.3) |
| - Together | 3 (0.5) | 3 (0.6) |
| - Other | 4 (0.6) | 3 (0.6) |
| The child self-reports trouble sleeping | 129 (20.8) | 79 (16.6) |
| The child likes to go the bed | 464 (75.0) | 364 (76.5) |
| 23 items for the total score | ||
| Do you go to bed at the same time every night on school nights?* | 1.24 (0.47) | 1.26 (0.49) |
| Do you fall asleep in the same bed every night?* | 1.10 (0.31) | 1.10 (0.31) |
| Do you fall asleep alone?* | 1.10 (0.38) | 1.09 (0.34) |
| Do you fall asleep in parents’, brothers’ or sisters’ bed? | 1.15 (0.47) | 1.15 (0.46) |
| Do you fall asleep within 20 min?* | 1.64 (0.77) | 1.57 (0.75) |
| Do you fights with your parents about going to bed? | 1.31 (0.55) | 1.29 (0.54) |
| Is it hard for you to go to bed? | 1.55 (0.68) | 1.51 (0.64) |
| Are you ready for bed at your usual bedtime?* | 1.57 (0.71) | 1.54 (0.71) |
| Do you have a special thing (doll, blanket etc.) you bring to bed? | 2.37 (0.89) | 2.37 (0.89) |
| Are you afraid of the dark? | 1.55 (0.75) | 1.52 (0.73) |
| Are you afraid of sleeping alone? | 1.25 (0.56) | 1.23 (0.53) |
| Do you stay up late when your parents think you are asleep? | 1.43 (0.63) | 1.42 (0.62) |
| Do you think you sleep too little? | 1.40 (0.60) | 1.38 (0.57) |
| Do you think you sleep too much? | 1.13 (0.42) | 1.14 (0.43) |
| Do you wake up at night when your parents think you’re asleep? | 1.31 (0.52) | 1.28 (0.51) |
| Do you have trouble falling back to sleep if you wake up during the night? | 1.41 (0.64) | 1.40 (0.63) |
| Do you have nightmares? | 1.25 (0.47) | 1.24 (0.45) |
| Does pain wake you up at night? | 1.10 (0.31) | 1.09 (0.30) |
| Do you sometimes go to someone’s bed during the night? | 1.09 (0.31) | 1.08 (0.29) |
| Do you have trouble waking up in the morning? | 1.78 (0.75) | 1.79 (0.75) |
| Do you feel sleepy during the day? | 1.38 (0.57) | 1.35 (0.55) |
| Do you take naps during the day? | 1.02 (0.16) | 1.02 (0.17) |
| Do you feel rested after a night’s sleep? | 1.47 (0.68) | 1.43 (0.65) |
| Total score | 31.61 (5.31) | 31.27 (5.12) |
SD standard deviation, * Reversely scored items