Publications by authors named "Rogelio D Gonzalez"
Validation of the Mental Health Checklist (MHCL) during COVID-19 lockdown.
J Community Psychol
January 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented disruption to everyday life, including widespread social distancing and self-quarantining aimed at reducing the virus spread. The Mental Health Checklist (MHCL) is a measure developed to assess psychological health during extended periods of isolation and confinement, and has shown strong psychometric properties in community samples and during Antarctic missions. This study validated the MHCL in a sample of 359 U.
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- The study investigates the objective sleep parameters that affect children's perceptions of their sleep quality, challenging the common focus on sleep duration.
- Findings indicate that total sleep time and efficiency do not significantly relate to child-rated sleep quality, while wake after sleep onset (WASO) and N1% (a stage of sleep) show specific curvilinear relationships linked to higher sleep quality ratings.
- The researchers emphasize the need for more studies to further explore these objective sleep elements and their influence on children's sleep quality assessments.