Research Article

Sleep Habits of Elementary and Middle School Children in South Texas

Table 4

Comparisons of sleep habits between elementary and middle school students.

Qn #Item description value (-test) value (χ2)

2Trouble sleeping0.00
3Likes to sleep0.00
Block 1: bedtime resistance0.01
4Do you go to bed at same time every night on school nights?0.00
5Do you fall asleep in same bed every night?0.00
6Do you fall asleep alone?0.00
7Do you falls asleep in parents’, brother’s, or sister’s bed?0.57
9Do you fight with your parents about going to bed?0.00
10Is it hard for you to go to bed?0.35
11Are you ready for bed at your usual bedtime?0.01
15Do you stay up late when parents think you are asleep?0.00
Block 2: sleep onset delay
8Do you fall asleep in about 20 minutes?0.00
Block 3: sleep anxiety0.82
12Do you have a special thing you bring to bed?0.00
13Are you afraid of the dark?0.00
14Are you afraid of sleeping alone?0.00
Block 4: sleep duration0.15
16Do you think you sleep too little?0.00
17Do you think you sleep too much?0.00
Block 5: night awakening0.66
18Do you wake up at night when parents think you are asleep?0.05
19Do you have trouble falling back to sleep if you wake up during the night?0.00
20Do you have nightmares?0.00
21Does pain wake you up at night? Where is that pain?0.11
22Do you sometimes go to someone’s bed during the night? If yes who?0.00
Block 6: daytime sleepiness0.00
23Do you have trouble waking up in the morning?0.27
24Do you feel sleepy during the day?0.00
25Do you take naps during the day?0.00
26Do you feel rested after a night’s sleep?0.00
Questions 2 to 26 (overall score)0.78

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Qn #: question number; χ2: chi square.