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The Theory of Planned Behavior as a Model for Predicting the Sleep Intentions and Behaviors of Undergraduate Minority Students
By Mr. Adam P Knowlden , Dr. Manoj Sharma
Submited on: 05 Jan 2012 09:51:36 PM GMT
Published on: 06 Jan 2012 02:48:48 PM GMT
 
The Theory of Planned Behavior as a Model for Predicting the Sleep Intentions and Behaviors of Undergraduate Minority Students
Posted by Dr. Matthew Asare on 20 Jan 2012 04:32:27 PM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Yes
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? Yes
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? Yes
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    This is a well written article and relevant topic as well. However, the researcher mentioned that the Construct validity, test retest reliability and internal consistency were all found to be satisfactory. Is it possible for the researcher to provide the results (eg Cronbach's alphas and correlation co-efficients) instead of saying they were found to be satisfactory?

     

    The researcher can also include the data collection method in the procedure section. 

  • Competing interests:
    No
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    I have my Ph.D in Health Education and also I am a visiting lecturer at the Northern Kentucky University.

  • How to cite:  Asare M .The Theory of Planned Behavior as a Model for Predicting the Sleep Intentions and Behaviors of Undergraduate Minority Students [Review of the article 'The Theory of Planned Behavior as a Model for Predicting the Sleep Intentions and Behaviors of Undergraduate Minority Students ' by Sharma M].WebmedCentral 2012;3(1):WMCRW001409
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Dear Dr. Asare, Thank you for your review. Additional information regarding validity and reliability of the TpB instrument can be found at: http://www.springerlink.com/content/b131r71202013871/
Responded by Mr. Adam P Knowlden on 18 Feb 2012 05:05:51 AM
TPB - Review
Posted by Dr. Melinda Ickes on 12 Jan 2012 06:38:15 PM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Yes
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? Yes
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? Yes
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? Yes
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    This is an interesting topic and one which universities need to be more aware. Please see specific comments below.

     

    Introduction: Perhaps a bit of statistics related to sleep health and college students as well as negative effects related to inadequate sleep could be added  to provide rationale for the study.

     

    Methods: Were only the minority students contacted or is this analysis from a subset of a larger population?

     

    Measures: The authors mention “scores outside of the range” were deemed inadequate sleep behavior. What about scores above the 420-480 total minutes? Might need to reword this criteria as in the results, “excessive sleep” is mentioned.

     

    Discussion – The authors give TPB construct subscale scores, yet it is unclear what these mean – how the levels were differentiated (high, low, etc.).

     

    The conclusion that SN should not be focused on in minority students (at all) might be over generalizing the results. Something related to further understanding the role of social influence, etc. among minority students (or investigating the differences based on the results in 93% Caucasian sample) might be more applicable.

     

    Were differences between gender and/or age investigated? This might be interesting to determine.

     

    Insert discussion/conclusion related to health education/health promotion.

     

    Illustration 2 – Wasn’t PBC also a significant value? Why not included?

  • Competing interests:
    No
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    Yes
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    I am an Assistant Professor in Health Promotion and have a Ph.D. in Health Education.

  • How to cite:  Ickes M .TPB - Review[Review of the article 'The Theory of Planned Behavior as a Model for Predicting the Sleep Intentions and Behaviors of Undergraduate Minority Students ' by Sharma M].WebmedCentral 2012;3(1):WMCRW001369
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Dear Dr. Ickes, Thank you for your thorough review. Below, please find responses to your feedback. "Methods: Were only the minority students contacted or is this analysis from a subset of a larger population?" Yes, this was a sub-analysis. This is the primary limitation of this study as sample sizes of minorities were not large enough to separate by race/ethnicity. However, given that sleep health data is non-existence from a health education perspective it was decided this information was relevant. It provides a foundation for future research and offers practitioners a basic framework. "Measures: The authors mention “scores outside of the range” were deemed inadequate sleep behavior. What about scores above the 420-480 total minutes? Might need to reword this criteria as in the results, “excessive sleep” is mentioned." From an epidemiological perspective, adults sleeping more than 8 hours per night have higher rates of morbidity and mortality compared to those who received between 7 to 8 hours per night. The etiology of this process is not yet understood; however, we elected to adhere to the current evidence given the novelty of this stream of research. "The conclusion that SN should not be focused on in minority students (at all) might be over generalizing the results. Something related to further understanding the role of social influence, etc. among minority students (or investigating the differences based on the results in 93% Caucasian sample) might be more applicable." This is a valid point. A full qualitative study is warranted. Little qualitative research in the area of non-clinical populations has been conducted. It is possible factors were not accounted for during the operationalization of the subjective norms construct. This brief report and recommendations were only based on the significant predictors identified from the regression analysis. "Were differences between gender and/or age investigated? This might be interesting to determine." This is also a valid point; unfortunately the small sample size and skewness towards female students made testing for gender and age differences impossible. A full scale study with an larger, more representative sample is needed. "Illustration 2 – Wasn’t PBC also a significant value? Why not included?" Yes, it was. There was an issue with the software and the illustration was not uploaded correctly. This has been amended and the correct illustration is now available. Thank you for your review, Adam Knowlden
Responded by Mr. Adam P Knowlden on 16 Jan 2012 08:59:19 PM
The theory of planned behavior as a model for predicting the sleep ntentions and behaviors minority students
Posted by Prof. Valcinir Bedin on 06 Jan 2012 03:38:46 PM GMT

1 Is the subject of the article within the scope of the subject category? Yes
2 Are the interpretations / conclusions sound and justified by the data? Yes
3 Is this a new and original contribution? Yes
4 Does this paper exemplify an awareness of other research on the topic? Yes
5 Are structure and length satisfactory? Yes
6 Can you suggest brief additions or amendments or an introductory statement that will increase the value of this paper for an international audience? No
7 Can you suggest any reductions in the paper, or deletions of parts? No
8 Is the quality of the diction satisfactory? Yes
9 Are the illustrations and tables necessary and acceptable? Yes
10 Are the references adequate and are they all necessary? Yes
11 Are the keywords and abstract or summary informative? Yes
  • Other Comments:

    I think the female/male ratio could have spoil a little ths study

  • Competing interests:
    no
  • Invited by the author to review this article? :
    No
  • Have you previously published on this or a similar topic?:
    No
  • References:
    None
  • Experience and credentials in the specific area of science:

    I have been teaching for the last 40 years

  • How to cite:  Bedin V .The theory of planned behavior as a model for predicting the sleep ntentions and behaviors minority students[Review of the article 'The Theory of Planned Behavior as a Model for Predicting the Sleep Intentions and Behaviors of Undergraduate Minority Students ' by Sharma M].WebmedCentral 2012;3(1):WMCRW001337
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