Insomnia identity and its correlates in adolescents

Insomnia identity, defined as a conviction that one has insomnia, is a cognitive appraisal process that influences help-seeking, diagnosis, and treatment of insomnia. Previous studies in adults showed that about 50% of poor sleepers did not label themselves as having insomnia, while 10% of good sleepers endorsed insomnia identity. This analysis aimed to examine the proportions and characteristics of complaining and noncomplaining poor and good...