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Table 5 Bivariate Correlations Between the ISI, the PSQI and Psychological Functioning among Male and Female Young Adults

From: Validation of the German version of the insomnia severity index in adolescents, young adults and adult workers: results from three cross-sectional studies

Males

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

Total

Sleep

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒSOL (min)

.51***

.11

.02

.42***

.07

.08

.32***

.34***

ā€ƒAwakenings

.34***

.57***

.35***

.41***

.15*

.04

.33***

.46***

ā€ƒSleep duration (h)

.13

-.06

-.04

.10

.09

.05

.10

.09

ā€ƒMR: Sleep quality

.39***

.48***

.24***

.55***

.23**

.06

.48***

.54***

ā€ƒMR: Restoration

.41***

.26***

.23**

.54***

.24**

.07

.43***

.49***

ā€ƒMR: Mood

.13

.05

-.01

.18**

.08

.01

.18**

.14*

ā€ƒDR: Sleepiness

.30***

.26***

.25***

.46***

.44***

.21**

.41***

.52***

ā€ƒDR: Concentration

.36***

.29***

.29***

.47***

.43***

.10

.49***

.53***

ā€ƒER: Sleepiness

-.33***

-.03

-.01

-.30***

-.02

.02

-.21

-.19***

ā€ƒER: Mood

.12

.15*

.14*

.26***

.16*

.10

.24***

.26***

Psychological functioning

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒDepression scale

.36***

.35***

.38***

.40***

.31***

.10

.43***

.50***

Females

Item 1

Item 2

Item 3

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

Total

Sleep

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒSOL (min)

.53***

.25***

.13**

.43***

.15***

.10*

.40***

.44***

ā€ƒAwakenings

.19***

.47***

.25***

.38***

.08

.11**

.25***

.38***

ā€ƒSleep duration (h)

.09***

-.08

-.03

.06

.00

-.03

-.02

.00

ā€ƒMR: Sleep quality

.51***

.51***

.33***

.69***

.24***

.12**

.57***

.65***

ā€ƒMR: Restoration

.46***

.38***

.22***

.54***

.25***

.14***

.53***

.56***

ā€ƒMR: Mood

.26***

.18***

-.04

34***

.20***

.16***

.32***

.34***

ā€ƒDR: Sleepiness

.35***

.31***

.21***

.41***

.27***

.13***

.45***

.47***

ā€ƒDR: Concentration

.37***

.34***

.27***

.40***

.29***

.16***

.45***

.51***

ā€ƒER: Sleepiness

-.15***

.03

.02

-.09*

-.02

-.03

-.08

-.07

ā€ƒER: Mood

.25***

.17***

.13**

.23***

.04

.02

.21***

.23***

Psychological functioning

Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€ƒDepression scale

.35***

.35***

.27***

.38***

.27***

.19***

.46***

.51***

  1. Bold and bold italic coefficients are discussed in the text. Item 1ā€‰=ā€‰Difficulty falling asleep; Item 2ā€‰=ā€‰Difficulty staying asleep; Item 3ā€‰=ā€‰Waking up too early; Item 4ā€‰=ā€‰How satisfied are you with your current sleep pattern?; Item 5ā€‰=ā€‰To what extent do you consider your sleep problem to interfere with your daily functioning (e.g., daytime fatigue, ability to function at work/daily chores, concentration, memory, mood, etc.)?; Item 6ā€‰=ā€‰How noticeable to others do you think your sleeping problem is in terms of impairing the quality of your life?; Item 7ā€‰=ā€‰How worried/distressed are you about your current sleep problem? MR morning rating, DR daytime rating, ER evening rating
  2. *pā€‰<ā€‰.05, **pā€‰<ā€‰.01, ***pā€‰<ā€‰.001