Bedtime Procrastination: An Exploration of the ‘Who’, ‘What’ and ‘Why’ > Part 1
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Part 1
Project Number
105.1
Abstract
In part 1 the LISS panel completed a questionnaire about bedtime
procrastination.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
04-03-2013
End date
26-03-2013
Topics
Researcher
Kroese, Floor M., Adriaanse, M.A., Evers, Catharine, De Ridder, D.T.D.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2013 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-2xh-zkpv
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| im13a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| im13a001 | Primary occupation | preloaded |
| im13a002 | I often spend time doing things I should have done much earlier. | directly measured |
| im13a003 | I often miss concerts, sports matches or other events because I am too late with buying a ticket. | directly measured |
| im13a004 | When I give a party, I start preparing well ahead of time. | directly measured |
| im13a005 | As soon as it’s time to get up in the morning, I immediately get out of bed. | directly measured |
| im13a006 | When I write a letter, some amount of time will pass between writing it and actually mailing it. | directly measured |
| im13a007 | When I need to return someone’s call, I do so immediately. | directly measured |
| im13a008 | It can take days for me to get around to doing odd jobs. | directly measured |
| im13a009 | I take my decisions as quickly as possible. | directly measured |
| im13a010 | I tend to postpone fulfilling my obligations. | directly measured |
| im13a011 | When I go on a trip, I need to hurry to get to the station or airport on time. | directly measured |
| im13a012 | Whenever I need to leave, there are last-minute things I need to do. | directly measured |
| im13a013 | Even when I urgently need to finish one particular thing, I continue doing other things. | directly measured |
| im13a014 | When I receive a bill for a small amount, I settle it immediately. | directly measured |
| im13a015 | When asked if I will be attending a party, I usually let the person know immediately. | directly measured |
| im13a016 | I often finish a job ahead of time. | directly measured |
| im13a017 | I buy Christmas and birthday gifts at the very last moment. | directly measured |
| im13a018 | I even buy important things at the last moment. | directly measured |
| im13a019 | All the things that I have set myself to do on a certain day do get done. | directly measured |
| im13a020 | I notice that I postpone things until tomorrow. | directly measured |
| im13a021 | I make sure to finish all the things I need to do during the day, so that I can rest in the evening. | directly measured |
| im13a022 | It happens that I lie in bed later than I had intended. | directly measured |
| im13a023 | If I have to get up early, I make sure I go to bed on time. | directly measured |
| im13a024 | When it is time to turn off the lights, I do so immediately. | directly measured |
| im13a025 | When it is time to go to bed, I often am still doing other things. | directly measured |
| im13a026 | I easily get distracted by other things when I actually had wanted to go to bed. | directly measured |
| im13a027 | In my opinion, I do not lie in bed on time. | directly measured |
| im13a028 | I have a fixed bedtime to which I keep. | directly measured |
| im13a029 | I want to go to bed on time, but I cannot do it. | directly measured |
| im13a030 | In the evening, I can easily stop doing other activities to go to bed. | directly measured |
| im13a031 | In a regular week, how often do you have the feeling of not having slept enough? ...days | directly measured |
| im13a032 | To what extent do you consider it problematic that, in a regular week, there are [im13a031] days on which you do not get enough sleep? | directly measured |
| im13a033 | In a regular week, how often do you feel tired during the day? ...days | directly measured |
| im13a034 | To what extent do you consider it problematic that, in a regular week, there are [im13a033] days that you feel tired? | directly measured |
| im13a035 | In a regular week, how often do you end up going to bed later than you had wanted to? ... days | directly measured |
| im13a036 | To what extent do you consider it problematic that, in a regular week, there are [im13a035] days that you end up going to bed later than you had wanted to? | directly measured |
| im13a037 | How strongly do you feel that you go to bed later than would be good for you? | directly measured |
| im13a038 | To what extent do you find this problematic? | directly measured |
| im13a039 | How strongly do you feel that you get less sleep than would be good for you? | directly measured |
| im13a040 | To what extent do you find this problematic? | directly measured |
| im13a041 | If you get too little sleep, to what extent is this caused by the fact that you go to bed later than you had wanted? | directly measured |
| im13a042 | How many hours a night do you sleep on average, on a week day? ... hours | directly measured |
| im13a043 | To what extent do you feel your amount of sleep on week days is sufficient? | directly measured |
| im13a044 | How many hours a night do you sleep on average in the weekend? ... hours | directly measured |
| im13a045 | To what extent do you feel your amount of sleep in the weekend is sufficient? | directly measured |
| im13a046 | To what extent are there circumstances beyond your control (e.g. crying children, work that needs to get done) that cause you to go to bed later than you would want to? | directly measured |
| im13a047 | Have you ever been treated for sleep problems by a physician or therapist? | directly measured |
| im13a048 | Do you ever work night shifts for your job? | directly measured |
| im13a049 | How often do you end up going to bed later than you had wanted, because... you continue watching television for too long | directly measured |
| im13a050 | How often do you end up going to bed later than you had wanted, because... you continue doing things on the computer for too long | directly measured |
| im13a051 | How often do you end up going to bed later than you had wanted, because... you don’t feel like going to bed | directly measured |
| im13a052 | How often do you end up going to bed later than you had wanted, because... you are busy doing all sorts of odd jobs, such as... | directly measured |
| im13a053 | How often do you end up going to bed later than you had wanted, because... you are busy doing all sorts of odd jobs, such as... | directly measured |
| im13a054 | How often do you end up going to bed later than you had wanted, because... you simply forget the time | directly measured |
| im13a055 | How often do you end up going to bed later than you had wanted, because... you are distracted by other people | directly measured |
| im13a056 | How often do you end up going to bed later than you had wanted, because... you get home late from going out/from visiting friends/from work, etc. | directly measured |
| im13a057 | Please list any other reasons that cause you to go to bed later than you had wanted: | directly measured |
| im13a058 | I never go to bed later than I had wanted | directly measured |
| im13a059 | I am good at resisting temptation. | directly measured |
| im13a060 | I have a hard time breaking bad habits. | directly measured |
| im13a061 | I am lazy. | directly measured |
| im13a062 | I say inappropriate things. | directly measured |
| im13a063 | I do certain things that are bad for me, if they are fun. | directly measured |
| im13a064 | I refuse things that are bad for me. | directly measured |
| im13a065 | I wish I had more self-discipline. | directly measured |
| im13a066 | People would say that I have iron self-discipline. | directly measured |
| im13a067 | Pleasure and fun sometimes keep me from getting work done. | directly measured |
| im13a068 | I have trouble concentrating. | directly measured |
| im13a069 | I am able to work effectively toward long-term goals. | directly measured |
| im13a070 | Sometimes I can’t stop myself from doing something, even if I know it is wrong. | directly measured |
| im13a071 | I often act without thinking through all the alternatives. | directly measured |
| im13a072 | Do you live with a partner? | directly measured |
| im13a073 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| im13a074 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| im13a075 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| im13a076 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| im13a077 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| im13a078 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| im13a079 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| im13a080 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| im13a081 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| im13a082 | Duration of questionnaire in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Bedtime Procrastination - Part 1
This questionnaire was administered in Dutch.
Browse Bedtime Procrastination - Part 1Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members 3,283 (100%)Non-response: 646 (19.7%)
Response: 2,637 (80.3%)
Complete: 2,626 (80.0%)
Incomplete: 11 (0.3%)
Collection Events
Period
04-03-2013 to 26-03-2013
Sample
random selection of half of the panel members aged 16 years or older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
a reminder was sent twice to non-respondents
Publications
Bedtime procrastination J Health Psychol July 4, 2014 Published online before print; Kroese, F.M.,
et al.
Bedtime procrastination mediated sleep deficiency: Does socio-economic status influence this behavior? Erasmus University Rotterdam; Goudriaan, L.