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In Study 3, the scale was validated against multiple validated instruments reflecting sleep-related behaviors and perceptions, the five-factor personality traits, the dark triad personality traits, measures of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and health anxiety, as well as demographic variables, in a new sample (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 473, mean age = 41 years, <jats:italic>SD<\/jats:italic> = 12.8).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The two-factor model demonstrated acceptable fit (root mean square of approximation = 0.07, comparative fit index = 0.96, Tucker\u2013Lewis Index = 0.95) with Cronbach's alphas of 0.87 and 0.88, and 3-week test\u2013retest reliability of 0.74 and 0.82, respectively. Both orthosomnia factors correlated positively with sleep effort, dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep, narcissism, perfectionism, OCD, and health anxiety. 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