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01.12.2010 | Original Contribution
Validation and psychometric properties of the German version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-DE)
verfasst von:
Dr. rer. nat. A.A. Schlarb, Dipl.-Psych, B. Schwerdtle, M. Hautzinger
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Somnologie
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Ausgabe 4/2010
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Abstract
Background
Currently, no validated German-language self-report screening instrument exists for the assessment of sleep disorders in childhood.
Objective
To translate the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-DE) into German and validate the German version.
Material and methods
Based on a community sample of 298 parents of healthy children between 4 and 10 years of age and parents of a clinical sample of children (n=45) with sleep disorders, the factor structure and psychometric properties of the German translation were analyzed.
Results
All factors of the English version, including bedtime resistance, sleep-onset delay, sleep duration, sleep anxiety, night waking, sleep-disordered breathing, and parasomnias, were verified. Internal consistency was α=0.68; retest–reliability was r=0.76.
Conclusion
The German version of the CSHQ can be used as a validated screening instrument to identify sleep-related disorders in children.