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Table 7 Bivariate Correlations Between the ISI, the PSQI and Psychological Functioning among Male and Female Adult Workers

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***

.27***

.21***

.28***

.10*

.13**

.25***

.36***

ā€ƒAwakenings

-.18***

.52***

.46***

.45***

.18***

.05

.37***

.47***

ā€ƒSleep duration (h)

-.20***

-.20***

-.20***

-.27***

-.04

-.02

-.23***

-.25***

ā€ƒMR: Sleep quality

.48***

.65***

.56***

.69***

.28***

.18***

.65***

.74***

ā€ƒMR: Restoration

.40***

.47***

.39***

.56***

.36***

.23***

.53***

.61***

ā€ƒMR: Mood

.31***

.30***

.22***

.37***

.33***

.21***

.35***

.42***

ā€ƒDR: Sleepiness

.32***

.36***

.34***

.45***

.40***

.27***

.45***

.53***

ā€ƒDR: Concentration

.37***

.42***

.44***

.43***

.39***

.22***

.45***

.56***

ā€ƒER: Sleepiness

-.07

.12*

.17**

.06

.06

.08

.10*

.11*

ā€ƒER: Mood

.26***

.25***

.25***

.29***

.17***

.07

.31***

.33***

Psychological functioning

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ā€ƒSF12

-.27***

-.35***

-.35***

-.37***

-.25***

-.20***

-.42***

-.46***

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)

.28**

.22*

.21*

.34***

.06

.07

.32***

.31***

ā€ƒAwakenings

.34***

.63***

.36***

.55***

.16

.03

.48***

.54***

ā€ƒSleep duration (h)

-.25**

-.27**

-.18*

-.10

.04

.04

-.11

-.18*

ā€ƒMR: Sleep quality

.50***

.63***

.47***

.74***

.35***

.13

.73***

.75***

ā€ƒMR: Restoration

.37***

.44***

.31***

.62***

.29***

.20*

.58***

.59***

ā€ƒMR: Mood

.29**

.23*

.27**

.38***

.24**

.14

.34***

.39***

ā€ƒDR: Sleepiness

.28**

.44***

.31***

.46***

.36***

.11

.53***

.52***

ā€ƒDR: Concentration

.13

.23*

.31*

.33***

.36***

.15

.33

.36***

ā€ƒER: Sleepiness

.13

.01

.08

.01

.13

.12

.06

.05

ā€ƒER: Mood

.23**

.25**

.30**

.34***

.17

.06

.33***

.33***

Psychological functioning

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ā€ƒSF12

-.22*

-.35*

-.30**

-.45***

-.27**

-.07

-.41***

-.43***

  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