Cross-cultural validation of the Jenkins Sleep Scale in Spanish-speaking countries

Luis Palao-Loayza; Daniel E. Yupanqui-Lorenzo; Tania Arauco-Lozada; Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez; Heber Domingo Seminario Ortiz; Marlon Elías Lobos Rivera; Manuel Antonio Cardoza-Sernaqué; Luis Alexander Pulido-Joo; Víctor Pulido-Capurro; Eduardo Cárcamo-Zepeda; María Isabel Mendoza-Sierra; Ma de Lourdes Cuellar-Hernández; Alonso Torres López; Julio Torales; Iván Barrios

doi:10.1177/13591053241261349

Cross-cultural validation of the Jenkins Sleep Scale in Spanish-speaking countries

Luis Palao-Loayza
, Daniel E. Yupanqui-Lorenzo
, Tania Arauco-Lozada
, Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez
, Heber Domingo Seminario Ortiz
, Marlon Elías Lobos Rivera
, Manuel Antonio Cardoza-Sernaqué
, Luis Alexander Pulido-Joo
, Víctor Pulido-Capurro
, Eduardo Cárcamo-Zepeda
, María Isabel Mendoza-Sierra
, Ma de Lourdes Cuellar-Hernández
, Alonso Torres López
, Julio Torales
, Iván Barrios

University of Huelva
Universidad Privada del Norte
Universidad de Ciencias y Humanidades
Universidad Científica del Sur
Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
Universidad César Vallejo
Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista
National Autonomous University of Honduras
Universidad Santo Tomás, Santiago
Universidad Nacional de Asunción
Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

8 Scopus citations

Abstract

The study aimed to validate the Jenkins Sleep Scale (JSS-4) in six Spanish-Speaking countries. A total of 1726 people participated and were distributed between men (32.4%) and women (67.6%). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the unidimensional structure and high reliability of the JSS-4 overall (α = 0.85, ω = 0.81) and within each country. The invariance analysis revealed that JSS-4 exhibited complete invariance across countries, thus establishing a robust foundation for inter-group comparisons. Interestingly, a comparative analysis revealed significant differences in the average levels of sleep difficulties, with particularly high rates in Spain and Chile. Item Response Theory (IRT) showed sufficient discrimination parameters for all items, and a correlation of 0.998 between Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and IRT highlighted the robustness and reliability of the results obtained. In summary, JSS-4 exhibits strong evidence of validity and consistency in measurement invariance across the six countries.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1521-1534
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Health Psychology
Volume	30
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241261349
State	Published - Jun 2025

Keywords

Jenkins Sleep Scale
cross-cultural validation
sleep disorders
sleep measurement
sleep problems
sleep quality

Access to Document

10.1177/13591053241261349

Cite this

Palao-Loayza, L., Yupanqui-Lorenzo, D. E., Arauco-Lozada, T., Caycho-Rodríguez, T., Seminario Ortiz, H. D., Lobos Rivera, M. E., Cardoza-Sernaqué, M. A., Pulido-Joo, L. A., Pulido-Capurro, V., Cárcamo-Zepeda, E., Mendoza-Sierra, M. I., Cuellar-Hernández, M. D. L., Torres López, A., Torales, J., & Barrios, I. (2025). Cross-cultural validation of the Jenkins Sleep Scale in Spanish-speaking countries. Journal of Health Psychology, 30(7), 1521-1534. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241261349

@article{050dac8a154b41ecb94cf37608a2dda3,

title = "Cross-cultural validation of the Jenkins Sleep Scale in Spanish-speaking countries",

abstract = "The study aimed to validate the Jenkins Sleep Scale (JSS-4) in six Spanish-Speaking countries. A total of 1726 people participated and were distributed between men (32.4\%) and women (67.6\%). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the unidimensional structure and high reliability of the JSS-4 overall (α = 0.85, ω = 0.81) and within each country. The invariance analysis revealed that JSS-4 exhibited complete invariance across countries, thus establishing a robust foundation for inter-group comparisons. Interestingly, a comparative analysis revealed significant differences in the average levels of sleep difficulties, with particularly high rates in Spain and Chile. Item Response Theory (IRT) showed sufficient discrimination parameters for all items, and a correlation of 0.998 between Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and IRT highlighted the robustness and reliability of the results obtained. In summary, JSS-4 exhibits strong evidence of validity and consistency in measurement invariance across the six countries.",

keywords = "Jenkins Sleep Scale, cross-cultural validation, sleep disorders, sleep measurement, sleep problems, sleep quality",

author = "Luis Palao-Loayza and Yupanqui-Lorenzo, \{Daniel E.\} and Tania Arauco-Lozada and Tom{\'a}s Caycho-Rodr{\'i}guez and \{Seminario Ortiz\}, \{Heber Domingo\} and \{Lobos Rivera\}, \{Marlon El{\'i}as\} and Cardoza-Sernaqu{\'e}, \{Manuel Antonio\} and Pulido-Joo, \{Luis Alexander\} and V{\'i}ctor Pulido-Capurro and Eduardo C{\'a}rcamo-Zepeda and Mendoza-Sierra, \{Mar{\'i}a Isabel\} and Cuellar-Hern{\'a}ndez, \{Ma de Lourdes\} and \{Torres L{\'o}pez\}, Alonso and Julio Torales and Iv{\'a}n Barrios",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s) 2024.",

year = "2025",

month = jun,

doi = "10.1177/13591053241261349",

language = "English",

volume = "30",

pages = "1521--1534",

journal = "Journal of Health Psychology",

issn = "1359-1053",

number = "7",

}

Palao-Loayza, L, Yupanqui-Lorenzo, DE, Arauco-Lozada, T, Caycho-Rodríguez, T, Seminario Ortiz, HD, Lobos Rivera, ME, Cardoza-Sernaqué, MA, Pulido-Joo, LA, Pulido-Capurro, V, Cárcamo-Zepeda, E, Mendoza-Sierra, MI, Cuellar-Hernández, MDL, Torres López, A, Torales, J & Barrios, I 2025, 'Cross-cultural validation of the Jenkins Sleep Scale in Spanish-speaking countries', Journal of Health Psychology, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 1521-1534. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241261349

TY - JOUR

T1 - Cross-cultural validation of the Jenkins Sleep Scale in Spanish-speaking countries

AU - Palao-Loayza, Luis

AU - Yupanqui-Lorenzo, Daniel E.

AU - Arauco-Lozada, Tania

AU - Caycho-Rodríguez, Tomás

AU - Seminario Ortiz, Heber Domingo

AU - Lobos Rivera, Marlon Elías

AU - Cardoza-Sernaqué, Manuel Antonio

AU - Pulido-Joo, Luis Alexander

AU - Pulido-Capurro, Víctor

AU - Cárcamo-Zepeda, Eduardo

AU - Mendoza-Sierra, María Isabel

AU - Cuellar-Hernández, Ma de Lourdes

AU - Torres López, Alonso

AU - Torales, Julio

AU - Barrios, Iván

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © The Author(s) 2024.

PY - 2025/6

Y1 - 2025/6

N2 - The study aimed to validate the Jenkins Sleep Scale (JSS-4) in six Spanish-Speaking countries. A total of 1726 people participated and were distributed between men (32.4%) and women (67.6%). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the unidimensional structure and high reliability of the JSS-4 overall (α = 0.85, ω = 0.81) and within each country. The invariance analysis revealed that JSS-4 exhibited complete invariance across countries, thus establishing a robust foundation for inter-group comparisons. Interestingly, a comparative analysis revealed significant differences in the average levels of sleep difficulties, with particularly high rates in Spain and Chile. Item Response Theory (IRT) showed sufficient discrimination parameters for all items, and a correlation of 0.998 between Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and IRT highlighted the robustness and reliability of the results obtained. In summary, JSS-4 exhibits strong evidence of validity and consistency in measurement invariance across the six countries.

AB - The study aimed to validate the Jenkins Sleep Scale (JSS-4) in six Spanish-Speaking countries. A total of 1726 people participated and were distributed between men (32.4%) and women (67.6%). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the unidimensional structure and high reliability of the JSS-4 overall (α = 0.85, ω = 0.81) and within each country. The invariance analysis revealed that JSS-4 exhibited complete invariance across countries, thus establishing a robust foundation for inter-group comparisons. Interestingly, a comparative analysis revealed significant differences in the average levels of sleep difficulties, with particularly high rates in Spain and Chile. Item Response Theory (IRT) showed sufficient discrimination parameters for all items, and a correlation of 0.998 between Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and IRT highlighted the robustness and reliability of the results obtained. In summary, JSS-4 exhibits strong evidence of validity and consistency in measurement invariance across the six countries.

KW - Jenkins Sleep Scale

KW - cross-cultural validation

KW - sleep disorders

KW - sleep measurement

KW - sleep problems

KW - sleep quality

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85200160779

U2 - 10.1177/13591053241261349

DO - 10.1177/13591053241261349

M3 - Article

C2 - 39077835

AN - SCOPUS:85200160779

SN - 1359-1053

VL - 30

SP - 1521

EP - 1534

JO - Journal of Health Psychology

JF - Journal of Health Psychology

IS - 7

ER -

Cross-cultural validation of the Jenkins Sleep Scale in Spanish-speaking countries

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this