The translation and validation of the Arabic language version of the biphasic sleep scale among young adults

Sleep epidemiology Pub Date : 2025-10-19 DOI:10.1016/j.sleepe.2025.100118

Waqar Husain , Khaled Trabelsi , Hadeel Ghazzawi , Achraf Ammar , Ahmed S. BaHammam , Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal , Amir H. Pakpour , Michael V. Vitiello , Haitham Jahrami

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Abstract

Background

Biphasic sleep (segmented sleep) has been documented in preindustrial societies. The Biphasic Sleep Scale (BiSS) was recently developed to measure this pattern. This study aimed to translate and validate the BiSS into Arabic.

Methods

The BiSS was translated following international cross-cultural adaptation guidelines. A cross-sectional survey of 511 Arabic-speaking young adults (mean age = 22.1 years; 73.8 % female) used the Arabic BiSS and Glasgow Sleep Effort Scale. Analysis included descriptive statistics, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), reliability analysis (Cronbach's α and McDonald's ω), correlations, and regression models examining age, sex, and marital status effects.

Results

CFA confirmed the original three-factor structure—likelihood of first sleep, consequences of first sleep, and sleep disturbance—with acceptable fit (RMSEA = 0.05, 90 % CI [0.02, 0.06]; SRMR = 0.04; CFI > 0.9; TLI > 0.9). Internal consistency was robust for the total scale, α = 0.9 and ω = 0.9. Internal consistency was also acceptable for subscales: likelihood of first sleep (α/ω = 0.8), consequences of first sleep (α/ω = 0.8), and borderline for sleep disturbance (α/ω = 0.6). Age (β = 0.1, p = 0.03) and marital status (single vs. married; β = -0.4, p = 0.02 for likelihood; β = -0.4, p = 0.01 for consequences significantly predicted biphasic sleep tendencies, while sex showed no significant effect.

Conclusion

The Arabic BiSS demonstrates sound psychometric properties for assessing biphasic sleep. Future research should examine applicability in diverse populations, including older adults and married individuals, and further validate the sleep disturbance dimension.

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青年双相睡眠量表阿拉伯语版本的翻译和验证

背景：双相睡眠（分段睡眠）在前工业化社会就有记录。双相睡眠量表（BiSS）是最近开发出来测量这种模式的。本研究旨在将bis翻译并验证为阿拉伯语。方法按照国际跨文化适应指南对bis进行翻译。一项对511名说阿拉伯语的年轻人（平均年龄22.1岁，73.8%为女性）的横断面调查使用了阿拉伯语bis和格拉斯哥睡眠努力量表。分析包括描述性统计、验证性因子分析（CFA）、信度分析（Cronbach's α和McDonald's ω）、相关性和检验年龄、性别和婚姻状况影响的回归模型。结果scfa证实了最初的三因素结构-首次睡眠可能性、首次睡眠后果和睡眠障碍-具有可接受的拟合性（RMSEA = 0.05, 90% CI [0.02, 0.06]; SRMR = 0.04; CFI > 0.9; TLI > 0.9）。总体量表的内部一致性是稳健的，α = 0.9, ω = 0.9。次级量表的内部一致性也可以接受：首次睡眠的可能性（α/ω = 0.8）、首次睡眠的后果（α/ω = 0.8）和睡眠障碍的边界（α/ω = 0.6）。年龄（β = 0.1, p = 0.03）和婚姻状况（单身vs已婚；β = -0.4, p = 0.02可能性；β = -0.4, p = 0.01后果）显著预测双相睡眠倾向，而性别无显著影响。结论阿拉伯语BiSS在评估双相睡眠方面具有良好的心理测量特性。未来的研究应该检查不同人群的适用性，包括老年人和已婚人士，并进一步验证睡眠障碍维度。

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Sleep epidemiology Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Medicine, Clinical Neurology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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