Sleep Value Profiles: Which Type Are You?

Sleep value is the worth individuals place on sleep. The original version of the Sleep Value Item Bank (SVIB) revealed 4 factors of sleep value: wanting, preferring, devaluing, and prioritizing. This study used the updated SVIB-2 that included items designed to capture a 5th factor of sleep liking. In this study, we used factor analysis and latent profile analysis to confirm the factor structure of sleep value and identify sleep value types. Structural equation modeling answered whether value profiles differed by demographics. Participants (N=455) ages 18-85 (M=45) completed an online Qualtrics survey involving demographic variables and the SVIB-2. Results confirmed 5 factors as proposed. We found five sleep value profiles: indifferent (neither value nor devalue sleep), sleep prioritizers (schedule lives around sleep), sleep devaluers, ambivalent (highly value and devalue sleep), and sleep valuers. Only 7% of our nationally representative sample had a sleep-valuing profile. The vast majority have an indifferent (26%), ambivalent (14%), devaluing (26%) and prioritizing (28%) profile. Working-age adult males tend to have an ambivalent profile, potentially suggesting greater conflict between sleep and work-life balance. Older adults tend to have an indifferent profile, potentially suggesting their demand for sleep is less prevalent. Understanding the value individuals place on their sleep may be important for addressing sleep disparities in older adults and working individuals. Sleep value may influence sleep health behavior. In future studies, we will explore whether sleep value types relate to how motivated individuals are to engage in sleep health behavior, seek treatment, and adhere to treatment.