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. 2022 Feb 1;18(2):541–551. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.9658

Table 3.

Criterion validity of the PSQI.

PSQI Subscales ESS MEQ-5 GHQ-12
Self-reported sleep quality 0.256*** −0.298*** 0.351***
Sleep latency 0.116** −0.278*** 0.246***
Sleep duration 0.157*** −0.101* 0.181***
Sleep efficiency 0.061 −0.159*** 0.048
Sleep disturbance 0.395*** −0.220*** 0.347***
Sleep medicine use 0.141** −0.182*** 0.199***
Daytime dysfunction 0.299*** −0.161*** 0.411***
Total scores 0.302*** –0.309*** 0.388***

ESS = Epworth Sleepiness Scale, GHQ-12 = 12-item General Health Questionnaire, MEQ-5 = 5-item Morning and Evening Questionnaire, PSQI = Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. * = P < 0.05, ** = P < 0.01, *** = P < 0.001.