Psychometric examination of the Sleep Problems Acceptance Questionnaire with a Brazilian sample: Insights on validity and measurement invariance

The Brazilian adaptation of the SPAQ shows adequate psychometric properties and is a valuable tool for clinicians and researchers. However, caution is needed when comparing scores across groups of good and bad sleepers, as item-level differences may affect structural comparability.

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Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.47626/2237-6089-2025-1136
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Sleep and related disorders
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The Brazilian adaptation of the SPAQ shows adequate psychometric properties and is a valuable tool for clinicians and researchers. However, caution is needed when comparing scores across groups of good and bad sleepers, as item-level differences may affect structural comparability.

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Uppsala University (SE), Universidade de São Paulo (BR), University of California, Davis (US), Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) (BR)
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