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Pre-Sleep Arousal Scale (PSAS)

Title of the Portuguese Version

Escala de Activação Pré-Sono

Original Version

Nicassio, P. M., Mendlowitz, D. R., Fussell, J. J., & Petras, L. (1985)

Portuguese Version

Marques, D., Gomes, A., Nicassio, P., & Azevedo, M. H. (2017)

General Description

The PSAS contains 16 items, each rated on a 5-point scale that describes symptoms of arousal at bedtime (Nicassio, Mendlowitz, Fussell, & Petras, 1985). Eight items evaluates cognitive arousal and eight evaluates somatic arousal. Higher scores suggest higher pre-sleep arousal.

References

  • Marques, D., Gomes, A., Nicassio, P., & Azevedo, M. H. (2017). Pre-Sleep Arousal Scale (PSAS): Psychometric study of a European Portuguese version. Sleep Medicine. doi:10.1016/j.sleep.2017.10.014 http://hdl.handle.net/10316/46841

  • Nicassio, P. M., Mendlowitz, D. R., Fussell, J. J., & Petras, L. (1985). The phenomenology of the pre-sleep state: The development of the pre-sleep arousal scale. Behaviour Research Therapy, 23, 263-271. doi:10.1016/0005-7967(85)90004-X

Contacts

Daniel Ruivo Marques – drmarques@ua.pt