Chinese Translation and Validation of the Child and Adolescent Sleep Checklist for Parents

• Main Authors: Ya-Ting Yang, Han-Yun Chang, Chung-Yao Hsu, Cheng-Yu Lin, Jamie M. Zeitzer
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korean Society of Sleep Medicine 2020-12-01
• Series: Sleep Medicine Research
• Subjects: adolescent; sleep; chronobiology phenomena; parent-child relations
• Online Access: http://www.sleepmedres.org/upload/pdf/smr-2020-00710.pdf

Background and Objective The Child and Adolescent Sleep Checklist (CASC) for parents was originally developed and published in Japanese and has served as a valid and effective tool for the assessment of a parent’s perspective of their adolescent child’s sleep behaviors. To allow for comparisons of such perspectives among parents of different cultures, and with different linguistic backgrounds, reliable and valid measurement tools are necessary. The purpose of this study was to translate and validate a Chinese language version of this questionnaire. Methods Internal consistency, factor structure, and criterion validity data were tested using 497 parent/adolescent dyads in Taiwan. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and internal consistency reliability were examined in a subset of the cohort (n = 241), while criterion validity and conduct confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was examined in a second subset of the cohort (n = 256). Preliminary criterion validity was established through a comparison with a measure of chronotype, Morningness-Eveningness Scale for Children. Results EFA resulted in four factors, consistent with the original version, with the four factors accounting for 60% of the total variance. The results of CFA presented good fit to the data. The questionnaire demonstrated also acceptable to good internal consistency (α = 0.84–0.89). Preliminary criterion validity was evident as the total score and each of the subscale scores on the questionnaire were significantly higher (worse sleep-related behavior) in evening-types. Conclusions The Chinese language version of the CASC for parents appears to be a psychometrically sound measure to evaluate sleep behaviors in Chinese-speaking adolescents.