• Unaise A Hameed, Muhammed D Al-Jarrah, Md Dilshad Manzar, Chithira Nair, Abdulrhman Albougami, Bader A Alrasheadi, Majumi M Noohu, and Mohammed Salahuddin.
• Department of Physiotherapy, Fatima College of Health Sciences, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. E-mail. unaise.hameed@gmail.com.
• Saudi Med J. 2020 Jul 1; 41 (7): 746-752.

ObjectivesTo analyze the fit of different competing factor models (a one-factor model, 3 2-factor models, and 2 4-factor models) of the Leeds sleep evaluation questionnaire (LSEQ) in the data from a Jordanian student population.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted on university students, with 2 sleep-related tools - the LSEQ and the sleep hygiene index (SHI). The students (n=166) at Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan participated in this study from January-April, 2019. A total of 12 LSEQ models (6 models with all 10-items, and 6 models with one item deleted) were evaluated by using confirmatory factor analysis. The summary statistics of correlation coefficients, descriptive measures of item analysis, the model fit, and Cronbach's alpha were determined.ResultsThe findings show that a 4-factor correlated solution was a plausible model for the LSEQ with 9-items, compared to a one-factor, 2-factor, and other 4-factor variant models. The deletion of one item from the original LSEQ improved the data fit significantly in the studied population. Moreover, correlation analysis between the LSEQ and SHI confirmed the divergent validity of the LSEQ.ConclusionThe results support the validity of a 4-factor structure of the LSEQ with 9-items with adequate internal consistency and divergent validity.

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